Mike wrote:
> hearing an opera in a house that is too big for the singers > with an orchestra that is twice the size of the original intent, > playing at today's dynamic levels (loud and louder)...
Agreed. Unfortunately amplification of the singer doesn't always solve the problem either. I've seen amplified performances where they ended up amplifying the orchestra as well in order to 'balance' things out with the amplified singer. Rather than just "loud and louder" it became an evening of louder and loudest. I really regretted not having ear plugs that evening because the music was so loud that I stopped enjoying it.
My other concern with amplification is that I could never get over the feeling that the sound was coming from the wrong place. This is probably more of an issue of where the speakers are placed (e.g., behind me rather than in front of me), but it was also unsettling to hear the soprano just as loudly singing upstage as downstage.
Cheers, Ingo
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