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From:  Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...>
Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...>
Date:  Wed Oct 18, 2000  3:13 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] REP: I need a 90 second aria for a young soprano


leskayc@a... wrote:
leskayc@a... wrote:

> Now she advances to the state competition in January. The talent there can
> only last 90 seconds from start to finish. We need an aria or other
> classical/sacred piece, preferably Italian, could be French, that is
> appropriate for girl her age. 90 seconds is not a long time we have
> learned, and the song can be cut somewhat but we want to maintain the
> integrity of the music.

If she can do a good job with it, you might think about "Voi che sapete", the
second
Cherubino aria from Marriage of Figaro. It's not long (though I've not timed
it), it's got
a lovely tune, it's not perceived as a beginner's piece (the way one of the 24
Italian
might, no matter how beautifully sung), and it's sung by a character about the
age of your
daughter. And I think a singer can always impress with Mozart (even the most
classical-music-challenged judge will have heard of Mozart and seen the movie
Amadeus).

If you want to do some French, one of the earlier Faure songs might be nice - I
don't have
my music with me, and titles escape me, but I there's an absolutely lovely one
that I
think is called Les Berceuses - and others in that opus number are also very
nice. I
think one or more of that group is strophic, so it would be easy to make cuts
to meet
your time limit if it turns out to be too long.

And if she can handle some German (there should be enough time to learn enough
German
diction for one song in the time you have if you want to do this one), the
Schubert "An
die musik" is always well-received, and it's quite short.

--
Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
"Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile"
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5732 Re: REP: I need a 90 second aria for a young sop kapaulson@a...   Wed  10/18/2000   2 KB
5752 Re: REP: I need a 90 second aria for a young sop Linda Fox   Thu  10/19/2000   4 KB

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