In a message dated 8/8/01 12:24:06 AM, dalila@R... writes:
<< a prejudice
that I and a number of my spinto and dramatic-voiced friends have had to
butt up against over and over again. >>
Karen,
I know what you're talking about--and unfortunately, you don't even have to
be a spinto or dramatic to encounter it. I'm a big lyric, and I get that kind
of criticism frequently in CT, where I live--but not in NY. At home, I've had
conductors (baroque specialists), church choir directors and music club
members call me a dramatic soprano, which I most assuredly am not. But
compared to what they're used to hearing, I apparently sound like one. Go
figure!
Judy
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