Mille grazie!
I love the old ones too - Tosca is my favorite role to sing, and watch.
Who knew opera would be such a hot topic on Free Republic!
Thanks for the pardon :0
Diva One
Welcome to FR...a wee late, bujt I havedn"t seen you before.
Opera, Star Trek, G&S...FR is filled, to the brim,with people who have all kinds of different tastes and some are REAL expert on any topic, that comes down the pike. :-)
Now I know why sometimes I duck and even have strange problems in my seat when I hear a soprano sing, especially if it is one specific singer.
Now I see why it can be hard to sing -- and I can tell you singing classical can be tricky, but can be rewarding.
I'd love to sing in amateur classical events along with a few friends because it's great. Unfortunately, good singers and musicians in classical are being bumped by today's infatuation with silly pop. Of course, two years of classical training on the side may help.
I love singing classically because I have a respect of it gained by friends who sing that way. I'd love to try out for opera because it is a tough genre but rewarding. Great singers are harder to find. Just learned a friend of mine (a native of Michigan) is going to the New England Conservatory and has a scholarship . . . and she is a Soprano! I love hearing her voice. (The picture is not she.)
In our church we're seeing how pop has quickly replaced classical in our song, and I grow concerned about it.
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