>===== Original Message From vocalist-temporary@egroups.com =====
>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)
>
>:jc
>
Not necessarily, it again depends upon the voice type. I would suggest that a
Tenore Leggiere (sp?) would mature sooner than a dramatic soprano. In fact, I
think that 33 - 35 is probably pushing it a bit for genuine dramatic voices.
They may be maturing by then, but will not have had the chance to build up as
much audition and performance experience as the lighter lyric voices that may
have matured ten years earlier. I would agree with Karen that there should
not be a difference between the genders in age limits, but I agree more
strongly that there should not be age limits. I believe that Anthony
Rolfe-Johnson did not start studying voice properly until he was 29. If there
had been such an age limit on art song recitalists then he may never have had
a career!
Best wishes
Colin
Colin Reed, Tenor
Newark, UK
Tel: +44 1636 706158
Mobile: +44 973 952447
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