[Magdalen] It Trittico Opera Stuff.

[Jon Egger]

The older I get the more I like opera.  My fav tune is "O Mio Babbino Caro"
by the amazing, enchanting Carmen Monarcha:  http://www.carmenmonarcha.com/

Grace and peace,
brud

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 10/8/2015 12:44:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
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> 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.
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> 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.>>>>>>>
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> I needed early on to get used to the style of singing, not so much from
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> The old adage about "vibrato you can drive a Mack truck through"
> comes to mind when hearing the Sistine Choir.
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> David Strang.
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