On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Peter Louis van Dijk wrote:
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> Dear List.
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> Help!
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> A baritone student of mine chose this operetta aria (My Desert is waiting)
> from a Romberg album.
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> Is this sung by a bariton or a tenor? His research produced Mario Lanza
> singing this in the movie. (??)
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> Is this actually a duet and would he be penalized if he sang both verses for
> an exam? The album version does not indicate that this is a duet.
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> Perhaps it's safer for him to sing "The Impossible Dream"!?
>
That particular role is a "Zwischenfach" role - it's been sung by tenors
and baritones. Aside from Lanza, it was also sung by baritone Gordon
Macrae. If his upper-middle and upper registers are secure, and he's
comfortable with the tessitura, there's no reason for him not to sing it.
K
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