On Tue, 8 Aug 2000 sopran@a... wrote:
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> Here I'm not sure that I can agree 100%. The mere "veneer" of some physical
> skills is not enough to convince everyone, all of the time. More often than
> not, I believe that these skills BY THEMSELVES will produce an adequate
> performance--but not always an exceptional one (which is, after all, what we
> should be aiming for).
>
> Also, in these days when we are performing operas that have been performed
> again and again and again for hundreds of years, the only real way to put
> one's unique stamp on a role is to filter everything through your own individu
> al experiences, ideas, etc.
>
> In other words, the skills that you describe may be enough to create a degree
> of competence as an actor. Whether that in an of itself is enough to achieve
> distinction or even greatness is what I question.
Well it worked for Laurence Olivier and other actors of his ilk...
Kylie
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