Naomi Gurt Lind wrote:
>
> >>"Joey, Joey, Joey" from THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. The character is actually
> >>Italian, but I suspect your friend could get away with singing it with a
> >>[Spanish] accent.<<
>
> It's my understanding that the Joey character in THE MOST HAPPY FELLA is
> *not* Italian; it's the older gentleman, whose name escapes me, who is
> Italian.
Tony is the character's name. I seem to recall that "Joey"
is sung by Tony's young mail-order bride, who's been swept
off her feet by the young, good-looking farmhand named
Joey.
> I wonder, too, if the student might be able to excerpt something from WEST
> SIDE STORY -- or do the Puerto Rican characters only sing in ensemble?
I don't recall any of the male Puerto Rican characters
having a solo. Just ensembles like the "Tonight" quintet.
> If the student is serious about singing, of course, he will need to work on
> eliminating the accent eventually.
Didn't hurt any of the three tenors or Julio Iglesias!
Peggy
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