Are you singing the role English? If so - find the Metropolitan Opera recording with Thelma Voltipka(sp?) as the mother; make a cassette recording of parts you find important, listen & memorize what she did. This method will probably be frowned upon by many - but - if you're going to learn through osmosis - you might as well learn from the best & Ms. Voltipka was considered pretty much the comprimario's comprimario for many a season at the Met.
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----Original Message----- >From: Molly McLinden <verdirules@h...> >Date: Monday, September 18, 2000 6:24 PM > >I'll be honest, > >my musicianship skills leave a LOT to be desired and I need to work hard! > >I was assigned the mother in "Hansel and Gretel", and it looks difficult, >entrance-wise, interval-wise, etc. Anyone have good hints on how best to
>effectively prepare a role? My piano skills are not too great,either..though >I DO try.
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