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2008-09-02 Opera - Becoming an opera singer: Hi Lisa, Although dramatic sopranos peak later than other voices it's true that at 42 you would probably have a bit of a struggle. But if you look younger and don't let people know how old you are...
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2008-09-02 Opera - Audition Rep.: Hi Justin, You have excellent choices for the school auditions. Given that I haven't heard you it is a bit hard for me to judge - but my general belief is that you should do the pieces that you love...
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2008-09-02 Opera - Size and Opera Singers: Hi Bill, That's a good question that's been debated a lot. Who knows? I think nowdays you have to be taller and thinner to get hired - that's because opera has become visual with all of the telecasts...
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2008-08-30 Opera - The Barber Of Seville: Hi Robert-- God, I haven't thought about that scene in years. If I hadn't seen that short on television when I was a kid, back in prehistoric days, I wouldn't have a clue what you were talking about...
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2008-08-29 Classical Music - music at McCain's rally: I had to find a clip of it first! I'd say it is definitely film music, probably western and certainly modern, so not by any of the 'old masters' (Tiomkin, Bernstein, etc). A very respectable modern...
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