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From:  emmashapplinrules@h...
emmashapplinrules@h...
Date:  Fri Feb 2, 2001  6:51 am
Subject:  Re: Questions?


Thanks Gina for the info. Do most sopranos have 2 or 3 octaves
then, is that the norm? I'm thinking how in the world are these
people counting the notes? Seems far out to me.
Yeah, I was thinking Celine was more of a lyric than dramatic, if
she were to sing opera. She doesn't even have that dark timbre to
her voice. I guess when I heard her sing just scales. I think she
has the same voice specialist or teacher as Pavarotti. I don't get
how people can say stuff like that, if they heard true dramatic
sopranos like Birgit.

Renee

--- In vocalist-temporary@y..., Gina <vocalist-temporary@y..., Gina < > > most singers have that many octaves or are they counting wrong?
>
> Mythology. They're counting wrong. Seems like a lot of people make
> that mistake. From middle C to high C is 2 octaves, not 3. To
have 4
> or 5 octaves is pretty much a physical impossibility, with a few
> exceptions, such as a singer who can sing in the flageolet register
up
> to C above high C, which would be 3 octaves.
>
> >
> > Anyway, someone was telling me, that they're a trained singer and
> > that they know vocal classifications. So they said that Celine
Dion
> > was a dramatic soprano. I really don't think she has that dark
> > timbre to be a dramatic soprano. Even when she does vocal
exercises
> > that has opera overtones, she doesn't sound dramatic either.
>
> ROFL! Ridiculous. Birgit Nilsson is a dramatic soprano. Celine
Dion
> is a soprano of some unclassified type because you can't classify a
> voice that isn't evenly produced and lined up. If I had to guess,
I'd
> place her in the miscellaneous lyric soprano category. She does
nice
> things with phrases and seems musical and is one of the few singers
who
> actually *sing* right now in popular music, so I give her lots of
> credit. I wish I had her bank account. :-)
>
> > I'm
> > thinking this person doesn't really know what they're talking
about.
>
> I'm thinking you're right!
>
> Gina



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