thomas mark montgomery wrote:
> A couple of years ago, I read a quote on Shirlee Emmon's web site: "When
> asked about the secret to great singing, a famous baritone replied, "Never
> sing a pure ah." Does anyone know to whom this quote is attributed?
I am curious too, so I relooked up her quote. She couldn't remember either.
Only that he was an "eminent Italian baritone." When I first read the ah
quote, I wondered about its context , and tried to guess what he meant. Why
is "ah" [a] such a bad vowel, especially highr up? Since I (soprano) have the
potential to be shrill, I can think of worse vowels to be be singing. (Pity
my long suffering teacher.)
Barbara Roberts
mikebarb@n...
mikebarb@n...
Miami, FL
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