Three words: Gilbert and Sullivan
Spoof yourselves, and do the scene at the start of Pirates where Frederick
leaves the pirate ship and sees the maidens for the first time and derides
Ruth for saying she's pretty. It leads into the "Faithless Woman" duet. (OK
, he's a tenor, but you should be able to handle it)
Or use the scene at the end of The Mikado between Katisha and Ko-Ko before
the "Beauty in the bellow of the blast" duet.
There are many other possibilities....
Paul Sinasohn
Founding Director, BankAmerica Singers
Baritone/Manager, Vocal Interchange
pauls AT commerceroute DOT com
-----Original Message-----
From: Trevor Allen [mailto:trevorjamesallen@y...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:13 PM
To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com
Subject: [vocalist-temporary] Help! I need an opera scene! Fast!!!
Hello All,
I am in a opera/musical theatre workshop class. As
an assignment, we, the members of the class, had to
pick a partner, and then pick a scene from an opera in
English to perform in front of the class. I am paired
with my dear friend, April. She has described herself
as a mezzo with a rather heavy voice. I am a lyric
baritone. Are there any scenes at ALL that would be
appriopriate for two college students that do not run
more than 5-7 minutes and are from an opera in
English. I should also mention, that we are both
considered character actors, so any love scenes might
look a little funny with the two of us performing it.
I'm excited to work with someone I like so much, but I
am REALLY afraid we won't find something that fits us
both. ANY help or suggestions would be greatly
appreciated by us both.
Many thanks in advance,
Trevor J. Allen
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