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From:  John Alexander Blyth <BLYTHE@B...>
Date:  Fri Sep 1, 2000  3:42 pm
Subject:  Neil Schicoff!


At 09:53 AM 9/1/00 -0400, you wrote:

One of the better tenors. Have you noticed how, on the commercially
available videotape where he sings Rodolfo in La Boheme, he puts his
fingers onto the bridge of his nose just before he sings a passage with
high notes. He works it very smoothly into the characterization though.
Does he still do that? :) john

>Even this isn't entirely true. A message very close to "Isn't Neil
>Shicoff awesome?" is exactly how I first learned of the existence of an
>artist who has become a very important inspiration and role model to me.
>And yes, my singing and approach to operatic acting have noticeably
>improved because of having this artistic role model. So I did actually
>learn something from that "Isn't NS awesome?" message.
>
>Not only that, I'm regularly tempted to shout the same message from the
>cyberspace rooftops! ISN'T NEIL SHICOFF AWESOME?!
>
>Karen
...
John Blyth
Baritono robusto e lirico
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada


  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size
3882 Re: Non-classical singers thomas mark montgomery   Fri  9/1/2000   2 KB
3883 Re: Non-classical singers Tak Oda   Fri  9/1/2000   2 KB
3907 Re: Non-classical singers Karen Mercedes   Sat  9/2/2000   2 KB
3906 Re: Neil Shicoff! Karen Mercedes   Sat  9/2/2000   3 KB

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