Good point, Rick. I think it was the forum at Classical Singer that recently (within the last month?) had comments about the Albanese Competition - seemed to be interested only in under 30 voices, although there aren't any stated age restrictions.
Diane
RRicciardi@S... wrote:
> I also would like to know what people do when they are not "babies" and they > wish to pursue an operatic career. I, for one am aware of several young > artist programs that do not have age restrictions (is that really true > though...?) for instance, Chicago Lyric has a program without age > restrictions. I know there are others. > > this is all I know... > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Diane Moore [SMTP:adinca@i...] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 3:15 PM > > To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com > > Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] Met Auditions > > > > Isabelle, thanks very much for your observations. How very interesting > > for > > those of us hoping to teach rather than push good voices. > > > > May I propose another topic: What do the later (30 to 40) maturing voices > > do to build a career without the Met? > > > > D. Moore > > vocaltech@i... > > N. CA > > > > Isabelle Bracamonte wrote: > > > > > Sarah, > > > > > > Good topic. I haven't competed in them yet, but I > > > have gone to the Regional finals in San Francisco a > > > couple of times. > > > > > > Could you share what you've observed about your > > > friends who have won? I'm very curious to hear what > > > happens to these winners afterward. > > > > > > I have a friend who won the Finals and became a Met > > > apprentice (he was, I believe, 24). He received > > > excellent training, mainstage performance > > > opportunities (small parts), and is now in the process > > > of building a career. It didn't rocket him to > > > stardom, but it gave him polishing and a boost, so now > > > he is singing large parts in small cities. > > > > > > The competition I observed this year in SF was > > > strange. There were six or seven singers, most of > > > whom were sopranos, and they were mostly in their > > > mid-twenties, polished although not perfect vocally, > > > and boring, boring, boring to listen to. There was > > > only one voice there that had an exciting bite to it, > > > an edge -- and she was a 22-year-old soprano, singing > > > two fachs too big for her, with what sounded like not > > > enough technical training or physical stage presence. > > > She won. The judges, who took a LONG time to decide, > > > included Runnicles (maestro for SFO) and Jonathan > > > Friend (stage director for the Met), and someone else. > > > > > > The singer chooses an aria, and then the panel > > > requests one. They almost always asked for a Mozart. > > > Every single person was asked to sing something that > > > showed agility. > > > > > > The rumor is that the Met apprenticeships take only > > > the youngest, most precocious superstars. Early > > > twenties is good; naturally big, early-maturing voices > > > are good. Although I think this serves a small, > > > promising segment of the singing population well, it > > > unfortunately overlooks the dramatic voices, the > > > spinto voices, the voices who fully mature in the late > > > twenties and early thirties... in other words, the Met > > > competition have the reputation of favoring the babies > > > in the field. Which is great if you're a 23-year-old > > > Violetta, but not very realistic in terms of the > > > singing population as a whole. > > > > > > Just my observations. I look forward to hearing what > > > Sarah's friends' experiences with the program were. > > > > > > Isabelle B. > > > > > > ===== > > > Isabelle Bracamonte > > > San Francisco, CA > > > ibracamonte@y... > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Avoid the lines and visit avis.com for quick and easy online > > > reservations. Enjoy a compact car nationwide for only $29 a day! > > > Click here for more details. > > > http://click.egroups.com/1/3011/3/_/843894/_/957378423/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o... > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Get paid for the stuff you know! > > Get answers for the stuff you don't. And get $10 to spend on the site! > > http://click.egroups.com/1/2200/3/_/843894/_/957381276/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o... > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > eGroups eLerts > It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! > http://click.egroups.com/1/3863/3/_/843894/_/957382910/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o...
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