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| Trail By Jury: When First My Old | 10/13/2008 | Harry Hayfield |
Q: In the song When First My old by Gilbert and Sullivan, the defendant sings "Tink-a-tank." Does this ...
A: If Gilbert and Sullivan are famed for anything, it's nonsense! For instance we have "And I might ...
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| Acting in Opera | 10/10/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I'm a theatre student currently doing a research paper for my singing class. My question is, How ...
A: Yes, absolutely, acting is so important in opera - especially now that so many operas are being ...
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| BIG DILEMMA | 10/9/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Ok.... It's me again, LOL. Jasmin... Anyway. For the past year I have been listening to and ...
A: 13, nearly 14 is young! You can search the web using Australian voice teachers and there are many ...
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| I like opera | 10/9/2008 | Mike Leone |
Q: I am 16... Is it weird that I like opera? All my friends pay me out.
A: I am not familiar with the expression "pay me out," although I have a pretty good idea what it ...
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| Questions about opera... | 10/9/2008 | Mike Leone |
Q: I have a few questions about random things to do with opera. I am doing a school project on ...
A: 1) The thing about lieder is that it can be sung by any voice type. It's just a question of ...
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| 2 questions | 10/6/2008 | Gisele Afeche |
Q: I just read somewhere that you are in the UK. Do you know anything about the Birkbeck Opera ...
A: How are you? I was most surprised with your feedback that you considered I wasn't polite to you. I ...
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| Opera Singing Career | 10/6/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: My name is Danyelle and I am a junior in high school. I really love music and I've been singing for ...
A: If you can afford it, perhaps you can find a good teacher and work with him/her a bit as you prepare ...
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| Opera Singing Career | 10/6/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: My name is Danyelle and I am a junior in high school. I really love music and I've been singing for ...
A: Take a look at the school in Lousiana on the classical singer website. You might be surprised. ...
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| 2 questions | 10/5/2008 | Gisele Afeche |
Q: I just read somewhere that you are in the UK. Do you know anything about the Birkbeck Opera ...
A: I don't know about the Birberk Opera Performance Studies, sorry. I just had a look online to see ...
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| Attire for a classical solo | 10/5/2008 | Gisele Afeche |
Q: Good evening Gisele, I will be singing a classical piece ("Caro mio ben") and a Christmas Carol ...
A: It all depends on the venue. If it is a quite informal cafe, a smart skirt and blouse or a nice ...
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| Tenor Training | 10/3/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I hope you are well. I've been getting singing lessons for the past 4 years but have only been ...
A: Finding the high notes for a tenor can be a slow process - or not. Depends on you, your teacher and ...
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| controlling breath usage | 10/2/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I'm sure this is a rather basic quesiton but I have been trying to figure this out myself, and have ...
A: Well - it's certainly important to be able to sing the top softly but it's more important to have a ...
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| Opera Singing Career | 10/2/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: My name is Danyelle and I am a junior in high school. I really love music and I've been singing for ...
A: I think it's great you are interested in singing opera! Frankly you seem to be doing exactly the ...
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| Opera | 10/1/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Where do I go to find college scholarships in opera. I am a high school senior and would like to ...
A: Where do you live? And what colleges are you applying to? You can visit their websites and they ...
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| vocal training for opera | 9/30/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Can you tell me as a novice where to train in opera as I have been part of a successful choir but I ...
A: I think it's wonderful you are interested in learning opera. I don't know the teachers in the north ...
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| Falsetto | 9/30/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Recently my choir teacher and I had a argument over the definition of a falsetto. She is basically ...
A: I side with your voice teacher. Falsetto and headvoice are different. This is something much easier ...
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| Gianni Schicchi | 9/27/2008 | Mike Leone |
Q: We've just seen Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" and thought that "O mio babbino caro" sounded remarkably ...
A: I can't specifically think of an aria in Butterfly that sounds like "O mio babbino caro." There may ...
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| graduate programs for opera | 9/25/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am currently in the process of applying to graduate programs for opera, and I was wondering if you ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering. It looks like you have listed some excellent schools. In NYC you ...
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| HELP!!!!!!! | 9/25/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Ok, hi my name is jasmin. I am 13, and I have been singing for 3 and a half years. I am not an opera ...
A: First of all, have you seen an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist? If not, go now! He/she can help. ...
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| where should one begin | 9/22/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: have been listening to a lot of operas- the magic flute is one of my favorites. I have a pretty ...
A: It would be wonderful if you could begin to study.... you seem so creative - perhaps taking a course ...
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| Christmas duets | 9/20/2008 | Mark Windisch |
Q: I am a soprano, looking for a classical Christmas duet to do with another soprano in a larger ...
A: This one is rather nice, Still not Christmas but at least its more or less on message Movements ...
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| Not so sop sop | 9/17/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am a soprano in my mid-thirties and have so far always avoided singing above high C. Well, ...
A: I wish I could actually hear what you are doing... it's so hard to tell via words... What does ...
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| Has voice training changed over time? | 9/15/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Is voice training for opera still taught the same way it was one or two hundred years ago or have ...
A: Hard for me to say what they really did 200 years ago :) However I think that the basic techniques ...
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| On vocal classificaton | 9/14/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: ok I can definitely sing C#2 (I know that this is really low and usually I dont sing that low but it ...
A: Wow - that is unusual - but good for you! Since you are only now almost 18 you are very young! I ...
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| Want to Sing Opera | 9/14/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Hey, my name is Brynn S. and I've become completely enamored with opera! My aunt took me to Madame ...
A: At 14/15 you are very young and have a lot of time to study singing & Opera. Did you say that you ...
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| voice classification | 9/11/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Ok this must sound weird but I started classical singing three years ago. Last week I changed voice ...
A: I don't think you mean c#2 - that would be 2 octaves below middle C. Do you mean your range is C ...
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| Trouble in the High Range | 9/10/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am a 21 year old light soprano studying classical voice- and I seem to be having trouble in my ...
A: I wish I could hear and see you - then I could be more helpful. But given what you have said about ...
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| Audition Rep. | 9/3/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Mrs. Thomas, Hello, I am a senior this year in a vocal program at my school near Baltimore. I am ...
A: I think people steer young singers away from Wagner because, generally speaking, you need to have a ...
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| Becoming an opera singer | 9/3/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am a dramatic soprano (as determined by my voice teacher who holds a Doctorate from Eastman). I ...
A: I think singing for Milnes and his group would be a good test. When you do the apprentice programs ...
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| Becoming an opera singer | 9/2/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am a dramatic soprano (as determined by my voice teacher who holds a Doctorate from Eastman). I ...
A: Although dramatic sopranos peak later than other voices it's true that at 42 you would probably have ...
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| Audition Rep. | 9/2/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Mrs. Thomas, Hello, I am a senior this year in a vocal program at my school near Baltimore. I am ...
A: You have excellent choices for the school auditions. Given that I haven't heard you it is a bit ...
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| Size and Opera Singers | 9/2/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: Hey Pamelal, This question may have been asked already, but why is it that so many tenors and ...
A: That's a good question that's been debated a lot. Who knows? I think nowdays you have to be taller ...
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| The Barber Of Seville | 8/30/2008 | Mike Leone |
Q: Figaro! Figaro!" I managed to find the "Figaro" quote in the Largo al factotum portion of the ...
A: God, I haven't thought about that scene in years. If I hadn't seen that short on television when I ...
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| Opera in FL | 8/28/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: are there any good schools for studying opera in the state of Florida?
A: I would look at Florida State, Stetson Unversity (I went there but it was so long ago I don't really ...
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| opera/musical theater | 8/27/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am a classically trained high soprano. But I also have a love for musical theater. All of my ...
A: Small world! I grew up in Ft. Pierce! Treasure Coast opera wasn't there when I was growing up but ...
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| Classical voice technique | 8/26/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am a college voice major (freshman) from South Africa, my fach is lyric baritone. I recently ...
A: Given what you've said about your teachers as well as your response to their techniques - I would go ...
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| The Bass Voice | 8/24/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: The tenor voice seems to get all the attention and acclaim, but isn't the bass voice rarer and at ...
A: I would agree that a true bass voice is hard to find. Tenors do get all of the attention because ...
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| Voice placement | 8/24/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I have been singing alto for 7 years, when one day I was aked to sing soprano in our church choir as ...
A: I would keep working with your teacher but he/she should be able to explain to you why you are ...
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| opera/musical theater | 8/23/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: I am a classically trained high soprano. But I also have a love for musical theater. All of my ...
A: It's hard for me to really know without hearing you. But, clearly, you must have an operatic voice ...
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| tight larynx | 8/22/2008 | Pamela Thomas |
Q: As a soprano, I am most comfortable singing classical music such as hymns, etc. My high notes are ...
A: It's hard for me to exactly understand what you are saying - usually the larynx lifts ...
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