Dear Laura,
Just to let you know about your 's' in Jesus. I
consulted a priest friend of mine and he told me that
it made absolutely no difference whether you voice the
's' or not! When I first learnt the piece myself, my
first singing teacher was insistent that I not sing
the 's'. I think it's a matter of changing style etc.
If you think about it, Eva Turner always referred to
Turandot as Turando(e)!
Kevin (The Priest) also said it was to do with Latin
as a proununciation akin to say English, where for
instance a Londoner does not sound the same as a
Liverpudlian. The same words, but sometimes
differently pronounced.
Hope that's of some help.
Best wishes,
Ian Belsey. Voice technician, Bromley, Kent, England.
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