Thanks for the great advice Isabelle. I have one question, however.
You said:
> You may have to resort to honking those bottom notes
> out in chest -- unless you are very allergic to chest.
> If I were in your situation and were still feeling
> fragile, I would rather run the risk of being seen as
> a Butterfly with no taste (as some auditioners are
> hard on sopranos who put all their low notes into
> chest) than a Butterfly without the vocal goods.
What do you mean by "allergic to chest"? I have a very big chest voice,
although I have been accused of sounding like Patsy Cline by one of my voice
teachers (NOT my current one, who likes the range of sounds I can make, in
the appropriate place of course) so it's made me a little hesitant to use it
in an official operatic situation. But I agree, I would rather been seen as
lacking taste (which I can make up for in the rest of the aria) than a wimpy
singer. Now if only I could figure out how to jump from chest to head
without cracking in two days... :o)
Jennifer
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