Thank you all so much for your suggestions. I have
already checked out some and they all seem like
excellent scenes. The only specification on them is
that they have to be from an English or American
opera. Next semester we will do scenes in foreign
languages, so this semester is confined to English.
Thanks again. April and I have a lot to look at and
some deciding to do in the near future. We'll keep
you all posted. And sadly it is true, that when in
April's post she said that we get cast almost
immediately by body type. What are some other
experiences with type casting (that is maybe not
always accurate) or suggestions on how to "expand your
horizons" on the role market. I'm still in college.
I don't know where my voice will end up when it fully
matures, and I don't want to be pigeon holed into
certain fachs while I am still young and
inexperienced.
Thanks,
Trevor Allen
--- Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...> wrote:
> Trevor Allen wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> > I am in a opera/musical theatre workshop class.
> As
> > an assignment, we, the members of the class, had
> to
> > pick a partner, and then pick a scene from an
> opera in
> > English to perform in front of the class. I am
> paired
> > with my dear friend, April. She has described
> herself
> > as a mezzo with a rather heavy voice. I am a
> lyric
> > baritone. Are there any scenes at ALL that would
> be
> > appriopriate for two college students that do not
> run
> > more than 5-7 minutes and are from an opera in
> > English.
>
> You could check The Ballad of Baby Doe - There's a
> good scene in the first act between
> Augusta and her husband, Horace Tabor -- this is
> when Augusta confronts Horace about his
> affair with Baby Doe. It's pretty dramatic and if
> suitable for your voices, might be fun
> to work on.
>
> Now, if you can perform an opera in English
> translation, there's much more to choose
> from. If your voices can handle the music, there's
> tons of fun stuff by Rossini - I'm
> thinking L'Italiani in Algeri, since the heroine is
> a mezzo and there are several baritone
> roles. Or Barber of Seville, where there's a great
> duet between Rosina (mezzo) and Figaro
> (baritone). You might also look at the
> Dorabella/Guiglielmo scene from Act 2 of Cosi fan
> Tutte (Mozart).
>
>
>
> --
> Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
> "Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
> mailto:peggyh@i...
>
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