Prima Donnas are all the same......ME ME ME ME ME and ME!!!!!! They are out
there....and it's just like the movies. 90% are the bad ones,No Confidance
.....Chaulk it up as an experience That you will never ever do.
Bobby,Philly
Laura Sharp wrote:
> Hello dear List:
>
> I hope this incredibly busy week is going well for you!
>
> I feel the need to rant, briefly, about the rude, unprofessional lout of a
> baritone who was engaged to solo with our choir in our Good Friday
> performance of the Faure Requiem.
>
> First of all, he arrived late - to dress rehearsal and performance day.
> Announced he'd be singing from his own score (a different edition) and then
> told the director that he would have to correct him (the baritone) if note
> values differed from his score.
> Sang diffidently at best, at one dynamic (mf) and aways at least a sixteenth
> behind the orchestra in one of those hair-raising performances where you
> pray that strings and singer arrive at the cadence at least neck and neck.
> Sang Latin as though it were Italian
> Etc.
>
> I could have forgiven him most of those if it weren't for the boorish
> behavior which came next.
>
> Our church choir is a darn good volunteer choir with a paid quartet of darn
> good singers and this performance also enticed a few ringers from the local
> opera company to join us. Our director spent 22 years at LSU and is one of
> the finest directors I've ever worked with. He also happens to be a fine
> orchestral conductor. He hands you cues on a silver plate, as cleanly and
> precisely as I've seen in 30 years of choral singing.
>
> When our dress rehearsal began, he warned us about the distance between us
> and the orchestra and warned that we might experience a slight lag in
> hearing the orchestra. So he asked us to sing as though we were generating
> his beat rather than following it.
>
> Well the next day, the time came for us to have our prayer with the pastor
> and encouraging words from the director. But before the director could
> finish, the baritone steps IN FRONT of the director with his hand up and
> says "If I may..." Now we were expecting some sort of pleasant platitude
> along the lines of "nice to work with you all, blah, blah...." What he
> proceeded to do was to flame the choir. He said "in rehearsal some of you
> were taking it upon yourselves to try to do as the director said and
> generate the beat, but the rest of you aren't and so it sounds like some are
> anticipating the downbeat with your consonants and you need to all do the
> same thing". Then he smiled a self-satisfied smile and stepped back. The
> director, who was stunned, merely repeated, "as I said, if you ALL keep your
> eyes on me, this will be absolutely beautiful".
>
> Have you EVER had a guest artist, especially a LAME one, do anything so
> inappropriate just as you're entering the church to sing?
>
> Supposedly he has some NY experience with a few good roles under his belt,
> but experience is no excuse for such behavior. You bet your bippy that's the
> last gig he'll have at Chez 1st Pres.
>
> There, I'm done. Thanks for letting me holler. I feel much better now. And
> BTW, it went just beautifully!
>
> Best wishes to all!
>
> Laura Sharp
>
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