Uh, Mike, thanks to this state's tough anti-smoking laws, the bars in San
Francisco are NOT smoke-filled. And while I haven't had to work in a
production with a smoke machine, I have sat in the audience for some pretty
nasty-smelling ones. And if it smells nasty to the AUDIENCE, imagine what
it's like for the folks on stage!
I like to think my voice will stand up to just about anything short of strep
throat. But the SF Opera chorus just might have a legitimate gripe here.
Elizabeth Finkler
San Jose, California
mightymezzo@h...
http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo
We all live in a place called "23 skiddoo." --John Prine
>From: Greypins@a...
>Reply-To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [vocalist] Fog Machines?
>Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 00:50:45 EST
>
>In a message dated 12/6/2002 7:15:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>drama_diva_au@y... writes:
>
> > (I don't care WHAT the findings of the health and safety people are,
> > if it legitimately affects a majority of singers then there is a case
> > to be answered as to whether it's a good idea to use them in Opera
> > productions.)
> >
>
>michele,
>
> a year or two ago, we had a lengthy discussion on the subject. i
>find myself on the 'grow up and sing' side of things. whether something
>legitimately affects singer or not, is hard to judge. it is my impression
>that singers, especially opera singers, are some of the most superstitious
>people who ever walked the face of the earth. i am under the impression
>that the whiners will always be complaining about the fog machines long
>before they ever encounter one then, go to a smoke filled bar to have a
>drink
>to calm their nerves.
>
>mike
>
>
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