"I believe that Anthony Rolfe-Johnson did not start studying voice properly until he was 29. "
Anthony Rolfe_Johnson has such a beautiful voice. I also heard that the great Jon Vickers started studying voice at a latter age. I wonder if that's true. Does anybody know?
I sure feels reassuring that not all great singers started in their early pubescence !!!!
Rick
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dr Colin D Reed [SMTP:colin.reed@e...] > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 11:25 AM > To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com > Subject: RE: [vocalist-temporary] Age limits (wasOPERA: Met Regional > Auditions, ) > > >===== 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Enter to WIN one of 10 NEW Kenmore Ranges! > Only at sears.com > http://click.egroups.com/1/2677/3/_/_/_/955467211/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o... > >
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