Molly wrote:
<< Fiordiligi......wow..is a DIFFICULT role. No one else at my school can sing
it, and I have no doubt it will be me next year. I am looking at what she
sings, and I am panicking! I know Mozart wrote this for a soprano he hated, and
believe me , it shows. Any advice? My voice just doesn't move like
that....!!!!>>
If it's just the passagework, you'll work on that with your teacher, and it
will be good for you to work on it, even if it doesn't come out as good as
you'd like. In my own case, ease in coloratura has come with improvement in my
overall technique.
What most sopranos find challenging about the role, however, and the reason
it's a soprano-killer, is the extremes of the role. In other words, the
soprano has to have great low notes AND great high notes. It's rare that a
singer as young as yourself can do both well. I think what's most difficult
technically, and potentially damaging to a voice if not done well, is singing
both low and high with proper technique, and not letting the low chesty tones
influence the technique on the high floaty head-voice tones. That, you'll have
to work on a lot with your teacher. Practicing, I'd recommend finding the best
way to sing the highs and the lows, and practice moving from one to the other
so that the proper quality is achieved. Easier said than done!!
Peggy
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Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
mailto:peggyh@i...
Molly
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