To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Spinto Repertoire
Date sent: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 13:34:03 -0500
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

Well, I took the advice of all you wonderful people who posted or email me
privately,and at 41 I'm going back to singing. However, now I'm a spinto at
41, no longer a soubrette at 30, so I need ideas about repertoire. I never
thought the instrument would be this size and that I'd lose my high Fs, so
doing Zerbinetta's aria and the Queen of the Night just went out the window
for me. What do I sing NOW?

I've been told I sound much like Montserrat Caballe (is that a compliment?)
because I have a very "chocolatey" sound. My top is still short: I have
trouble on a high D (sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not). Perhaps
with continued singing my high Fs will come back (SHE SAYS WISTFULLY).

What can you all recommend for opera repertoire? It needs to fit my age and
vocal issues (Spinto, short top).

Thanks
(PS: SOmebody told me all spintos usually stop at a high D; is that true or
were they just trying to make me feel better??).

SING ON
Anne Cohen