A question for the group:
How come so many tenors sing Mozart in such a limp-wristed way? Especially here in Australia, every Don Ottavio and Tamino (and every other Mozart tenor) is sung by extremely light awfully polite sounding tenorinos. I'm doing Tamino in September, and my voice verges on the dramatic, so there'll be none of that light sound. But I'm just curious as to why this there is a preference for the lightness? Does anybody have any idea? I've heard that in Europe, lyric tenors (even some spintos) do Mozart as well, not just the little guys. Fritz Wunderlich was no light tenor, and he had great success with Mozart.
Mirko
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