Hello--
> > > high, often pure-voiced songbirds. In contrast, the dramatic coloratura > > fach sung by sopranos whose voices have some weight --rich lyric or heavier > > (to me). Sutherland or Te Kanawa often sing roles of this fach. > ...However, lest I misconstrue what you were trying to say in the > above statement, Te Kanawa is in no way a dramatic coloratura. She is a > lyric soprano, pure and simple.
<Blush> That seems to be what I wrote. Yes, of course Te Kanawa is a lyric soprano, but one that can dabble in certain dram. coloratura roles. (One should never write when tired--odd leaps of logic happen.) I usually feel a certain affinty whenever I hear a lyric soprano voice. Not so with most other types. When listening to a lyric soprano, I seem to be able to feel in my own body what the singer is doing with hers--a physcial empathy.
That said, I do have a real interest in the different types of coloratura sopranos, I even made a web page (my "practice" web page) on Maria Ivogun. I loved Ivogun's voice from childhood, but I had no special knowledge about her or her voice. She sang roles from both soubrette/coloratura and certain of the dramatic roles. She was well known for her Konstanze and Queen of the Night (besides many of the lighter coloratura roles). I wouldn't call her dramatic. Not really. (Of course, old recordings can be misleading, and maybe I'm not lisitening for the right things.) I can't even begin to imagine her singing many of the roles that Miller listed as dram. col. I also recently started to listen to some of her pupils--Rita Streich and Erna Berger.
> Examples of dramatic coloratures would > include Joan Sutherland (the quintessential), Rita Shane, Edda Moser, > Christina Deutekom, and Edita Gruberova.
Thanks for the additional names. This is what I wish Miller had included in hsi book..
Barbara Roberts
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