From: Karen Mercedes
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Opera
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Dolphin aura wrote:

> Hi everyone! I'm new to this list. I had a question
> about opera. I am 18 and female and have taken
> private voice training before but briefly, less than a
> year. Now I have started up again and am wondering if
> it is too late to get into opera. My voice teacher
> told me now that it would be ok after years of vocal
> training, because a voice doesnt mature until the 20s.
> Is that true? or is it too late?


DON'T WORRY! In the first place, you want the physical voice to have
finished undergoing all the transformations of puberty BEFORE you begin
working on the technique you will need to develop to sing opera
successfully. Contrary to being too late to start preparing for an opera
career, I'd say you're just right (or even a little early). "Young" for a
Metropolitan Opera debut is late 20s and early 30s, so you've got plenty
of time if you start working now.

Karen
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There is delight in singing,
tho' none hear Beside the singer.
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