As much as I respect Lloyd's posts and his knowledge, I still hold that it's
a silly idea. I certainly understand the casting thoughts that would lead
in this direction, and I do find that intriguing, but unless it's a lyric
mezzo voice that sits pretty high, the aria just lies too high. Although my
range has dropped in the last few years, and I've moved to more dramatic
repertory, in my youth my voice was on the high side of the mezzo category,
and the role just sits too high.
Lee Morgan
Mezzo-soprano
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...>
To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [vocalist] Musetta
> Dear Vocalisters:
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> Musetta is not infrequently sung by a lyric mezzo voice. Her role in
> the opera is a wonderful combination of an aggressive women who seeks
> a secure place for herself while loving a man who cannot provide for
> those needs, at least not financially. Musetta is the action member
> of the cast, the one who flaunts her "provider" in the face of her
> lover to get him back, the one who finds Mimi on the street and the
> one who goes for the doctor and the medicine when Mimi is dying. In
> my opinion, she is an example a woman who seeks to determine her own
> world even within the major limits placed on women during the time
> period of the opera.
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> The type of voice chosen for Mimi is a key factor in the kind of
> voice type chosen for Musetta. They are both sopranos but they must
> not be similar in vocal color.
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> Lloyd W. Hanson
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