As it happens, Conchita Supervia, the Spanish mezzo, was filmed in this
role. Also your friend is a little mistaken: only in the smallest houses
would a lyric coloratura be cast as Musetta. The same error is made with
Gounod's Julietta. These are lyric roles.
Best,
Mark
"Sing on the interest, not on the principal" - Florence Page Kimball, to
her student Leontyne Price
"The voice is not a fist." - Fritz Wunderlich
"I sing with a slim voice." - Birgit Nilsson
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 gwyee@r... wrote:
> Dear Vocalistmates,
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> Hopefully, this is an easy question for the list. I went to a local
> production of Puccini's "Boheme" last weekend. I was really impressed by
> the young soprano in the role of Musetta. But as I listened,I wondered
> what Musetta might sound like if sung by a more sultry voice, such as a
> lyric mezzo. My companion, a coluratura soprano, insists that the role
> calls for a lyric coluratura soprano, only, and could not be filled by a
> lyric mezzo. But I am still wondering. What do you all think? Could
> "Musetta" be sung by a lyric mezzo? Has it been done?
>
> Thanks,
> GWendel, dT
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