At 11:58 AM 10/9/00 -0700, you wrote: >Dear Mike and Vocalisters; >
>You wrote >>my want is, that the voice one has always used to communicate >>with, could be extended into singing without losing that personal history of >>self expression. . . .
Then Dr. Hanson ably replied: (abridged)
>But music by its nature is always both.. . . >The arts of opera and singing, because of their relation to both >words and music are often caught in the crossfire between those who >prefer realism and those more at home in abstraction. The final >reality here is that opera and singing live in both worlds and there >is a continuum from singing as mostly text to singing as mostly >music.
I might add: When I listen to Maria Callas, I hear in her vocal production the role she is playing. She sounds different for Turandot than she does singing O mio babino caro. In one of the many biographies about her, the author described some of her stage craft calculated to create the emotion or atmosphere required. I digress. In the grand voice used for opera singing there is still a palate of colors and productions that can imitate a girl of 40 (see ageism post) or an aging harridan. Both can be stunning and beautiful. The educated listener will hear the difference immediately. There is still a toe hold on reality there. Michael E. Chesebro, M.A.,C.C.C., S.L.P. Voice & Fax: 562/983-9965 Wireless: 562/884-2212
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