On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:56:23 -0500 Ernie Valenzuela <erniev@2...> On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:56:23 -0500 Ernie Valenzuela <erniev@2...> writes:
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> Both stations broadcast good vocal offerings throughout the day. > > As for "wobbly singing" or "vibrato run amok" - I find the Snow > White voice to be an example of the period (maybe a more > pronounced example of the times) but there were voices making > quite a success & splash at the time both in opera & cabaret: > Conchita Supervia, Hilde Gueden, Bidu Sayao & Ezio Pinza & > Josephine Baker. I would call this aspect simply: fast vibrato.
Hey Ernie! Don't mean to start a war here but it was WFMT that I was referring to when I spoke of the radio station playing the sopranos with "wobbly singing" or "vibrato run amuck". My husband regularly listens to the Chicago classical stations throughout the daytime hours (especially WFMT) & complains about how little vocal/choral music that they play. I can't say for sure as I ususally don't listen to the radio @ work during the day. If I have it on, it is in the car running around to appointments & more often than not, I'm listening to the jazz station.
It is our perception that the Chicago stations seem to throw most of the vocal/choral music into the drive time shifts or into the specialty programming: i.e. new releases, old recordings. I was shocked one morning in the car when I heard part of Vivaldi's "Gloria" @ 10am on, if my memory serves, WNIB.
> > Now, I've heard that an excessively fast vibrato is caused by > lack of support & breath. Is this truth? Louis Cunningham > mentioned this phenonmena in a Master Class ages ago > after judging Met competitions. >
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Go fig! I've spent years working to learn how to better use my support & breath & my voice teacher complains that my sound lacks vibrato when I'm not using these things correctly.
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