>From: "Jacqueline/Connie" <jaxsobcon@n...>
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>Molly and others:
>I really must agree with Eva's list of ways to
>approach this role.
>I always discourage students from learning
>by following other's recordings.
>Recordings are useful to compare and contrast
>one's own ideas and to possibly get a deeper
>feel for the character's emotion through other
>singer's vocal shadings etc. but learning through
>mere imitation of a recording doesn't do justice
>to you at all.
In defense of MY suggstions to Molly about learning the role of the Mother
(which I had to learn myself): Mother has one short aria, and the rest of
her singing is ensemble/dialogue scenes with Hansel and Gretel and with
Father. I've found working with recordings extremely helpful in getting the
basics of a dialogue scene down: words, musical cues, counting.
Once I'm into rehearsals with the rest of the company, I give the record a
rest. I certainly don't imitate the record!
Elizabeth Finkler
http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo/
mightymezzo@h...
"Virtue is triumphant only in theatrical productions." --The Mikado
"Quitters never win. Winners never quit. But those who never win and never
quit are just plain stupid." --anonymousse
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