Mirko, It sounds that you have discovered a Path to Wisdom (of which there are many)(and I'm tempted to add: glasshopper :o) ). It's usually hard to convince young ambitious singers to work on the middle of their voices and to master those songs before tackling arias - and yet it should pay in the long run. john
At 04:36 PM 1/23/01 +1000, you wrote: >hi all. > >I haven't written to this list in ages- i've been lurking for a good year >or so. > >here's my news- I've been going through the old schirmer 24 arias songbook. >and i must say, things are sounding better than ever. For some reason, my >teacher was getting me onto the mozart and donzinetti arias (which i find >too hard at this stage)- and i figure, it's better for my voice to sing >songs very well, than to stuff around with stuff that is too hard for me. >What do list members think? I'm a bit sick to *trying* to do the big >operatic tenor thing, and I feel i'm developing my voice better right now >singer art songs and lieder as opposed to donzinetti and mozart -which I >*can* sing, but something about it always seems a little strained and not >quite right. I want to sing in the middle of my voice for a while, that's >where I'm enjoying things most now, and that's where I notice the most >development. > >Mirko > > > > > > > John Blyth Baritono robusto e lirico Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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