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| Christmas duets | 9/20/2008 |
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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| Volume in Singing Opera | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I just completed a performance with a local opera company (as a chorus member). I also tried out ...
A: I am sorry but I am not a singing teacher, just someone with a love of opera. I think the answer ...
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| Career in Opera | 3/29/2008 |
Q: I am Maxine, and I just LOVE opera. I have been singing almost eight years now, and have been taking ...
A: I'm sorry Maxine. I live in England and I know little about what is taught in the Universities you ...
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| Projecting the Voice | 3/17/2008 |
Q: If the average person were to stand on stage at the Metropolitan Opera and simply yelled as loudly ...
A: I don't think I've ever been called Pamela before but its quite an interesting experience. Its all a ...
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| Competition | 3/13/2008 |
Q: I have been singing opera for years now, and I have recently decided it is time to go on for bigger ...
A: The answer to that is that there is a lot of competition. Top opera singers are very famous and get ...
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| Opera Confusion | 3/13/2008 |
Q: my name is Shayda, and I am in a very confused state right now. I absolutely adore opera, and have ...
A: Its a little difficult to give you a simple answer Shayda. It depends really on what you want to do ...
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| Trio for a concert | 2/28/2008 |
Q: Me and two friends are singing at a concert to complete our 7th grade this spring. We wanted to have ...
A: There are two pieces by Handel which I would recommend depending on the range of the singers. If ...
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| Opera | 1/20/2008 |
Q: Is opera an spectacle for the masses (popular) or for the elite? I think it is a popular form of ...
A: It is as always a matter of opinion. Firstly Opera covers a very wide range periods and resources ...
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| my voice's upper and lower bounds | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I am going to be 16 this March. I have been singing in our classroom and home in the operatic way ...
A: I am afraid I am not expert on singing. You are still very young and your voice is yet to develop. ...
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| harpsichord music | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I am a young mezzo-soprano living in the carmel-monterey area in CA, and as part of the carmel bach ...
A: I looked in Amazon and found a CD with some great pieces by Mondonville for voice and harpsichord. ...
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| Operatic Career | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I'm LaMarcus Miller I'm currently a Freshman studying Vocal Performance,my goal is to become an ...
A: I'm not actually a professional singer so I guess I'm not fully qualified to give you an answer. ...
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| Opera structure | 11/20/2006 |
Q: I have set myself the task of writing an opera. I have a story and lyrics to a few of the songs. ...
A: That is a tricky one because the subject really needs a whole book rather than a snappy answer. ...
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| Opera | 10/14/2006 |
Q: I'm looking for operas with only 3 sopranos and 1 tenor, before 1800, can you help me? Preferably ...
A: I'm awfully sorry but I just do not have the time to go through every opera composed before 1800 and ...
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| possibly wagner? | 10/13/2006 |
Q: the following is a link to a video - - do you know the name of the music in the background? (video ...
A: No its not Wagner. I only needed 5 seconds for this. Its an old chestnut. It comes from Pagliacci by ...
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| Aria di portamento | 8/16/2006 |
Q: What examples of aria di portamento are there in Handel's vocal works and what are their ...
A: I think the most famous examples that come to mind are Lascia ch'io pianga sung in Rinaldo by ...
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| Ariodante: "Orrida a gl'occhi miei" | 1/30/2006 |
Q: What does this aria actually mean (word for word)?
A: I'll give you what it says in the CD booklet. Word for word is beyond me as I don't speak Italian ...
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| Singing Handel | 1/20/2006 |
Q: I have recently found out that I can sing, and I am 55 years old and sing in the Choir at Church. My ...
A: Randy. First question is whether you want to sing solo or in a choir. If you haven't sung seriously ...
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| Roland Petits / Carmen | 11/15/2005 |
Q: What musical era was represented in "Carmen"? Who was the composer and what works did he perform in ...
A: This is hardly my area of expertise which covers opera up to 1750. Bizet wrote Carmen in about 1873. ...
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| What are the words of Nireno's... | 8/26/2005 |
Q: What are the words of Nireno's aria "Qui perde un momento" from Handel's Giulio Cesare?
A: English translation wanted I presume. "He who loses his chance for sweet content should not complain ...
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| A Suitable Opera Seria Libretto | 7/16/2005 |
Q: I would like to set an (Italian Baroque) opera seria libretto, but one without gods or illicit love ...
A: You will mostly be alright then. In many of Handel's operas the tyrant is thwarted in his attempts ...
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| A Suitable Opera Seria Libretto | 7/15/2005 |
Q: I would like to set an (Italian Baroque) opera seria libretto, but one without gods or illicit love ...
A: That's a bit of a tall order Micahael but I'll do my best. The operas I know best are the ones by ...
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| Hnadels Judas Maccabaeus | 5/11/2005 |
Q: It would be great if you could help me. I am wondering how political and econonmic factors played a ...
A: It did play a considerable part but I'm afraid it would take rather longer than this format will ...
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| Les fêtes vénitiennes | 3/20/2005 |
Q: Do you know where I could find information about the story or if you could tell me what the story of ...
A: My favourite source is the Viking Book of Opera ISBN 0-670-81292-7. I am not at all familar with the ...
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| Beethoven to early 19th century music | 6/19/2004 |
Q: I know I shouldn't be asking for help on a test but the teacher gave it to us to take home and he ...
A: a) is certainly right to a point. It is a little outside my area of expertise but in my opinion an ...
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| ensemble music | 3/22/2004 |
Q: I am looking for ensemble opera music for 3-6 singers, preferably in Italian or even English.At ...
A: I don't think I can help much because my expertise is in baroque music where you hardly ever have ...
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| Baroque biography | 3/3/2004 |
Q: Who was Giacopo Per?
A: I am going to work on the assumption that you mean Jacopo Peri. He is considered to be the composer ...
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| Handel's oratorio Judas Maccabeus | 11/15/2003 |
Q: Can you please tell me if the original language for Judas Maccabeus was English? I would also like ...
A: The original language of Judas Macabeus was English. For a really learned dissertation you should ...
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