In a message dated 01/30/2001 4:59:06 PM Central Standard Time, BLYTHE@B... writes: BLYTHE@B... writes:
<< And there is the crux: so many gifted brilliant people have soprano voices that the chances of a Lucia being a dunce are rather small, whereas the true tenor is such a rare beast that we will often put up with dull ones or rather straightforward ones for the sake of the instrument. That was cruel, wasn't it? john >>
Well, you wouldn't think so if you read the article written by our local music critic about the soprano playing Lucia ... apparently, he believes intelligent sopranos are few and far between:
"Beyond that, Berneche's musicianship has impressed Carsey, a conductor-pianist by trade. She learns music quickly and on her own; many singers must have notes piano-pounded into their ears."
and
"Her personality is winning, onstage and off. Face to face, she is warm and engaging. Her openness and energetic charm are hard to resist. She laughs readily and talks a lot, but Berneche is no witless canary."
(see www.jsonline.com for the full article.)
This is how this critic ALWAYS discusses singers - any singer who he respects is automatically different from the average stupid singer. Now, granted, Alicia Berneche is excellent - we went to grad school together and I respect her as a colleague - but most of the singers I know are not "witless canaries" who require pianists to "pound" their music "into their ears."
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Christine Thomas Wauwatosa, WI <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html"> http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html</A>
"I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a"
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