[Magdalen] It Trittico Opera Stuff.

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In a message dated 10/8/2015 12:44:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:

Yes. It  is interesting how people can love serious music and still not care
much  for opera.  I too can enjoy the occasional aria, but just don't  care
for all of the opera at once.

There are some folks who are the  opposite, in that they love those long
things and are actually turned off  by a program of short pieces.  I recall
someone saying pretty much  that on this list a while back.>>>>>>>
 
 
 
I needed early on to get used to the style of singing, not so much from  the
principals as the opera choruses.  The classical opera chorus style  is
really the antithesis of what I have sung through most of my singing  
"career,"
which has consisted of polyphony and plainchant.  Relatively  unadorned
clean and vibratoless singing in those mediums don't work in opera  and
vice versa.  
 
Somebody needs to inform the Vatican Sistine Choir about this.   They
too often come off as a second rate grand opera chorus.   Benedict
tried, but I don't think he had much success.
 
The old adage about "vibrato you can drive a Mack truck through" 
comes to mind when hearing the Sistine Choir.
 
 
 
David Strang.