Chris wrote:
> Dear Singer with a Mission,
>
> I know you have name, and I don't think you gave it --- but it doesn't
matter.
>
> I want to caution you NOT to listen to anyone who tells you that 30 is the
deadline. It isn't. I have no idea where you are vocally, but I can tell
you that if you haven't done anything, anything at all, up to age 40, THEN,
it might be too late. Then, I mean "maybe" it's over, depending on what
roles you intend to sing.
>
> It would help to know whether you have a big voice, smaller voice,
soprano, spinto, dramatic flairs, or mezzo, contralto. Dramatic voices
don't blossom until later. My own teacher, back in the 1980s, didn't start
his career until he was 35. There is no rule, repeat, NO RULE, that you
have to start a career by a certain age. That's a midwife's old tale. Bah
Humbug!
>
> Keep studying and get with a teacher who has had a career on stage, for
this is the way to find your own way to the stage I spent twelve years in
Europe already, but STILL have a career ahead of me because I have a
dramatic voice. I still study and work on perfecting technique.
>
> And it NEVER ends. It is an ongoing process. You will wake up some
mornings wondering whether your voice is still there, and it will be. But
don't believe anyone who tells you "you should have done it by now..."
>
> It is very, very hard to work 8 hours a day, and then go home and sing.
Virtually impossible. But what happens when you want to lose a few pounds
to look better? You make up your mind, set in all the mindsets you can
muster, and make yourself become very disciplined about losing weight. I
started a regular job last February.
>
> So, I talk all day. Bah Humbug!! I made a commitment to sing at least
one hour a day, including vocalizing, and have stuck with it. I am doing
some auditions soon. My wife supports me, so it's good to have people
behind you, supporting you.
>
> This is very difficult work, but I make it happen. Some days I come home,
and don't want to open my mouth again. But, I relax, sit down a bit, look at
the piano and feel it call to me, somehow. I go over, sit down, and start
working. An hour passes. I decide whether to do any more....15 more
minutes. Now it's time to stop for the day.
>
> "Bed, bed, I couldn't go to bed" - so the song says, from MY FAIR LADY.
My wife just says to me, "are you tired" ??
>
> Yes.
>
> This is important stuff, if you are as serious as I think you are. I was
that serious, and still am. I sang in Austria and Germany for 12 years, and
have sung in productions here quite often. But I can't make a living at it
in the USA. I plan to be singing soon in another production somewhere. If
only Germany hadn't reunified, I might still be there now. But, then I
think about those poor souls in east Germany who were languishing under
communism.
>
> But if I hadn't returned, I might not ever had met my wife and gotten
married. There's a time and a place for everything. If you believe in God,
ask Him.
Wow!!!! That was really heart felt, and a big encouragement.
But I've got a question about that: what is exactly a dramatic voice? My
first singing teacher said I was a dramatic tenor, although I'm not sure
that holds... anyway, what is exactly a dramatic voice?
bye,
Caio Rossi ( who's not into opera, which will explain the question above! )
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