In a message dated 1/3/2003 9:58:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, lloyd.hanson@n... writes:
> Considerations such as voice > size, range, flexibility, etc as well as dramatic capabilities are a > necessary part of the process of casting singers for roles but other > considerations are also involved such as other members of the cast, > size of the performing venue, etc. Such considerations are not a > necessary part of the enjoyment of singers by the audience unless the > singers are clearly miscast. > And today, appearance is very important in casting an operatic role. Physical and age characheristics count in all except the uniquely vocally gifted.
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