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From:  Greypins@a...
Date:  Sat Jan 19, 2002  6:15 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Re: Andrea Bocelli.

In a message dated 1/19/2002 1:09:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
dgrogan@e... writes:


> It
> sounded so much bigger on the CD.

as someone who has spent more time listening to opera on record than
seeing it in the theater, the impression i get from listening to recordings
is that the orchestra accompanies the singer (in terms of relative presence).
hearing opera in the larger opera houses, i get more of an impression that
the voices are part of the texture of the orchestra. i don't find this to
be true in very small houses nor in places like boston's symphony hall.

mike






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