I auditioned at the age of 42......At the Met. I was accepted, But to to illness
in family, My career in singing was halted.....But I activley sing as an
Avocation..............I was going to be a Comprimario at the Met. I am now 51
and ready to retire my photography job in two to Three years and audition for
Comp. jobs in My Age Area and also try my hand at Broadway....I am an active
Cabaret singer in Philly and do Four oneman shows. I also do Acting and
Comprimario positions for some of the companies in Philly..............There are
all sorts of situations you can do...just keep your dream alive........and do
not give up........
Bobby,Phily
Jennifer wrote:
> And some of us are late starters. The age limit is presumably to prevent
> those with tons of experience (as in the paid performing kind) who probably
> don't need to win a competition from beating out the less experienced.
> However, this doesn't take into account that some of us don't start taking
> lessons until we're adults (and lets face it, opera requires *years* of
> training for all except for the extremely rare naturally gifted who already
> speak four languages and have perfect technique from the day they're born),
> that some of us aren't in a financial position to concentrate full-time on
> singing so it takes longer to get to a point where we're professionally
> ready, and yes, that some of us have bigger voices that don't mature enough
> until we're in our thirties.
>
> I'm 31 and my voice has finally developed enough that I've decided a career
> in singing is feasible. However, I'm not going to be ready to enter advanced
> competitions like the Met for at least another year or two... and I'm
> already too old for many competitions, since 30 is the typical cut-off (the
> Met competition is unusual). And not only competitions - I've discovered
> that many opera company apprentice programs are also limited to those 30 and
> under! (I'm wondering where exactly I'm supposed to get the experience and
> training now that I'm "over the hill" *grrrr*) Meanwhile, I see 23 year olds
> who have had lessons for more years than me and who have a mommy and daddy
> who pay for everything take advantage of all the opportunities that are now
> denied me by mere virtue of the fact that it took me longer due to financial
> and physical (I have a bigger voice) reasons. Not that I blame them, because
> I'd do the same thing if I was in their position. I just resent the ageism,
> and the assumptions that go with it.
>
> What makes me laugh, however, is the jurors who heard my college entrance
> audition when I was *23* and told me that since my voice was so undeveloped
> at such a ripe old age, that no matter how hard I practiced I would never be
> able to get into a university music program (which I did a few years later).
>
> Well, that's my rant for the day. But I'm not bitter :o), just determined...
> I'm no less worthy of opportunities than I was before my birthday several
> weeks ago, and if the (fill in the blank) people who set these stupid age
> limits won't give me a chance, I'll just have to make my own opportunities.
>
> Jennifer, B.Mus., determined soprano
>
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