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From:  Trevor Allen <trevorjamesallen@y...>
Date:  Wed Apr 17, 2002  1:35 pm
Subject:  RE: [vocalist] Songs on Grimm fairy tales???

Thank you for the suggestion of the opera, but the
class I'm in is specifically about art song, though I
must just research that opera for my own benefit.
It's sounds interesting.

Thanks,
Trevor
--- Laura Ruiz <laura@l...> wrote:
> Hi Trevor,
> I'm not completely familiar with the opera yet
> (although I recently came
> across a recording), but whatever your voice-type,
> you're likely to find
> an appropriate aria in the little known opera by
> Heinrich Marschner
> "Hans Heiling". My understanding is that the story
> has been retold in
> various incarnations by the Brothers Grimm. I don't
> have the liner
> notes sitting right here in front of me, but if
> you're interested, I can
> dig them out and give you more information on which
> fairy tale the opera
> would be based on.
>
> I suspect that Karen will have a wonderful list of
> appropriate songs as
> well, that might be a bit more accessible than Hans
> Heiling would be.
>
> Laura
>
>


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