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Comment on Why should we transpose operatic music? by Mr. Ioli

Mr. Ioli — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 03:00:29 +0000

Many errors in this article. Queen of night has been transposed many times by greatest singers, also many arias has been written in many keys; for example Una furtiva lagrima you can find two versions in completely different keys written by composer. Many operatic composers approved for transposing. Puccini and Caruso correspondance: Caruso said to Puccini, “Don’t expect me to sing the high C.” To which the composer replied, “Never mind, sing me all the aria well, and I don’t care for the high C, because generally the tenors sing the aria badly in order only to sing the high C.” Examples from go on and on. So if you are puritanist you should allow transposing. Not approving with transposing is very new thing. Also you should study more about history of these things to avoid spreading misinformation.

Comment on Lyric or dramatic? How to determine your voice type by Violetta Lazin

Violetta Lazin — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:36:56 +0000

In reply to lana. Thank you Lana, I'm glad you liked it!

Comment on Lyric or dramatic? How to determine your voice type by lana

lana — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:02:28 +0000

Great post, thank you!

Comment on Can I become an opera singer later in life? by Violetta Lazin

Violetta Lazin — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 07:46:00 +0000

In reply to Nelisiwe. Dear Manelizah, in order to assess your voice development, we would need to hear you in person. Please contact us via email or phone. In the meantime here's a reading on voice training that might be of interest: https://maroon-hamster-564806.hostingersite.com/the-art-of-training-and-developing-the-voice

Comment on Can I become an opera singer later in life? by Nelisiwe

Nelisiwe — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:26:14 +0000

In reply to Beverly Boze. Hi, am very interested in improving my singing but I don't know where to start. My whole life I have been singing for schools and church choirs ...people are booking me for solo pieces and am not confident with that. Please help

Comment on Can I become an opera singer later in life? by Violetta Lazin

Violetta Lazin — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:03:16 +0000

Kudos to that! 🙂

Comment on Why should we transpose operatic music? by James McCray

James McCray — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:44:31 +0000

You’re welcome Rohit! 🙂

Comment on Why should we transpose operatic music? by rohit aggarwal

rohit aggarwal — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 02:46:01 +0000

thank you mccraystudio for giving me wonderful information

Comment on Can I become an opera singer later in life? by Miss A

Miss A — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:53:55 +0000

In reply to Beverly Boze. Bravo!!!!! I think people should stop being so obsessed with “success”, it’s about how good it makes you feel to sing and you can do it in a million of ways. You don’t have to be a star and famous. And that is not where true happiness lies in life. Just sing and see where it takes you, life is too short to be desperate about “success”. Enjoy your family that is not going to be around forever, along with real life values and with your singing. Do your best finding a job for regular income, since it’s harder to earn that from just singing, and be happy about how life takes care of you. Be thankful for every day that you open your eyes in the morning and can spend one more day on this amazing planet! So I agree with you 69 year old singer!! It’s wonderful that you enjoy it like you do!

Comment on Why should we transpose operatic music? by James McCray

James McCray — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:34:32 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. I'm not quite sure I understand...are you referring to the article as mediocre or to the above comment? I think you could expand a bit on your comment