Judy wrote: <<Hi Lynda! I'm glad that we are basically in agreement on enunciation. Here's how I'd interpret Floyd's comment. Given his "druthers" he'd prefer to have the text clearly enunciated--otherwise he would not have written the aria as he did. However, if it interferes with the soprano's ability to sing the note, he was willing to compromise the text-- which is, after all, highly repetitive and not pivotal to the plot.>>
I think that's precisely his thinking. He felt it was more important to make those pitches clear and the tone good, than to get that repetitive diction out there. On the other hand, I still always try to get as much of it out there as possible. "come back, blue flame" is really a challenge.
Lynda Lacy
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