On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:56:23 -0500 Ernie Valenzuela <erniev@2...>
On Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:56:23 -0500 Ernie Valenzuela <erniev@2...>
writes:
(snip)
> Both stations broadcast good vocal offerings throughout the day.
>
> As for "wobbly singing" or "vibrato run amok" - I find the Snow
> White voice to be an example of the period (maybe a more
> pronounced example of the times) but there were voices making
> quite a success & splash at the time both in opera & cabaret:
> Conchita Supervia, Hilde Gueden, Bidu Sayao & Ezio Pinza &
> Josephine Baker. I would call this aspect simply: fast vibrato.
Hey Ernie!
Don't mean to start a war here but it was WFMT that I was referring to
when I spoke of the radio station playing the sopranos with "wobbly
singing" or "vibrato run amuck". My husband regularly listens to the
Chicago classical stations throughout the daytime hours (especially WFMT)
& complains about how little vocal/choral music that they play. I can't
say for sure as I ususally don't listen to the radio @ work during the
day. If I have it on, it is in the car running around to appointments &
more often than not, I'm listening to the jazz station.
It is our perception that the Chicago stations seem to throw most of the
vocal/choral music into the drive time shifts or into the specialty
programming: i.e. new releases, old recordings. I was shocked one morning
in the car when I heard part of Vivaldi's "Gloria" @ 10am on, if my
memory serves, WNIB.
>
> Now, I've heard that an excessively fast vibrato is caused by
> lack of support & breath. Is this truth? Louis Cunningham
> mentioned this phenonmena in a Master Class ages ago
> after judging Met competitions.
>
(snip)
Go fig! I've spent years working to learn how to better use my support &
breath & my voice teacher complains that my sound lacks vibrato when I'm
not using these things correctly.
Pat
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