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From:  Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Date:  Tue Apr 11, 2000  4:01 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Age limits (wasOPERA: Met Regional Auditions, )


On Tue, 11 Apr 2000 LikeSoMuchFish@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 4/11/00 10:02:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> dalila@R... writes:
>
> << Age cut-off, I believe, is 33 for women, 35 for men. (An inequity that I
> find frankly offensive. It's bad enough imposing age limits, but imposing
> them differently for men and women really peeves me!)
>
>
> Karen
> ----- >>
> I understand your gripe. However,dont mens voices mature later than female
> voices?(asking)
>


Not just their voices. :)

But by the same token, don't dramatic voices mature later than lyric ones
- male or female. If they're going to impose age limits, shouldn't it
also be by _fach_?

Karen
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