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From:  LYNDA313@a...
LYNDA313@a...
Date:  Fri Jan 26, 2001  1:26 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] diction (e and o)



In a message dated 1/26/01 1:07:24 AM, ibracamonte@y... writes:

<< Moriarty, one of the standard Italian diction books
used in the US, says that all ending unstressed e's
and o's should be open.

However, Colorni, the other standard, says they should
be closed. >>

My lyric diction professor in graduate school told us that the rule for o's
is:
"Look 'em up. There is no rule."

LOL

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