This wasn't posted until I had already posted my response to your earlier post. . I agree with you 100%.
Thanks Karena
--- In vocalist-temporary@egroups.com, "Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote: <lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote: > Mike: > > Thanks for your comments. I realized that what I wrote might be taken to > mean that just singing the notes and making clear the text was all I > considered necessary for a good opera performance. That is far from what I > meant and I think you recognized that. > > I expect all of the above and with that I look for "organic" acting, that > is, acting that grows out of the singers and directors understanding of a > role. This process tends to create an acting that, although technically > secure, still meets the "Areeba" protocol (Authentic, Real and Believable). > > And such acting will inform the singer more naturally how to color the voice > for emotional innuendo. Because it is "organic", that is, comes from the > singers emotional understanding, it will speak volumes, if the listener > will allow such subtleties to be noticed. I am afraid that many listeners > today expect to be overwhelmed at every emotional moment. They expect the > music to come to them with force rather than they going to the music with a > quiet mind. > > > > Regards > -- > Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA > Professor of Voice, Vocal Pedagogy > School of Performing Arts > Northern Arizona University > Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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