The ever-pragmatic French had a way of dealing with your dilemma. They
invented new vocal categories for women and men who were "on the fence"
(the vocal 'tweenies). In the case of the "not quite soprano, not quite
mezzo" - characterised in the lighter timbre by Mme. Dugazon and in the
heavier timbre by Mme. Falcon - they actually invented vocal categories
named after these ladies, categories that reflected he qualities of those
two voices. Similarly, the "not quite tenor, not quite baritone" Baryton
Martin. The point being, instead of trying to shoehorn their singers into
_fachs_ where those singers didn't really "fit", they created _fachs_ that
fit the singers.
So perhaps you are a dugazon (if you're a "not quite lyric mezzo") or a
falcon (if you're a "not quite dramatic soprano").
Karen Mercedes
http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
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