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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 12:48 PM Original message |
Opera Lovers, I'm in need of your assistance. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. There are lots of choices... |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 12:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I forgot to mention a couple of things.... |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. "Un bel di" is beautiful, but probably not entirely appropriate for the |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Very good. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. But the words mean, |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. She's asking her father for permission to marry her boyfriend. |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
49. You and I have the same taste. Love those pieces. |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Do you have a small |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 12:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Unfortunately, I gave the small orchestra the day off that day.... |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. A capella, or with organ? |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I'll check with the singer. |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Sorry |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. Don't Use "Elsa's Procession into the Cathedral" |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Or you have a LOT |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. My favorite Opera piece is a duet: 'Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour' |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. But twice as expensive since you'd have to hire a mezzo-soprano as well |
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dancing kali (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. This one is also on the Opera Babes cd. |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. My favorite oprah show was the one where... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I thought he was talking about a web browser :) |
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mrboba1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. ha! |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. Tenor, soprano, Mezzo? What voice part? |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. S |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. a suggestion |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 03:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. But this isn't a solo piece, it's a sextet or octet. |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 03:39 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. it can be sung as a solo........ |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. A really important consideration is what the specific soprano's repertoire |
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dancing kali (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. ChoralScholar is the person you should ask. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. The La Wally aria is one of my favorites... |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. I probably wouldn't choose an aria or a soprano (pro or otherwise) |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
25. Mon coeur s'ouvre à la voix |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 07:24 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. Think I'd go for that too. |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm overwhelmed by the response. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm having trouble thinking of soprano arias that aren't about |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I love "Till There Was You" |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 03:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. There are plenty of love arias... |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. "One hand, one heart" from WSS should work wonderfully in |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. Ask your soprano! |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. Too bad you didn't get a tenor. |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 08:33 PM Original message |
Call me sentimental, but... |
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dancing kali (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
38. The PMS aria?! |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:38 AM Response to Original message |
39. LOL.... For a wedding ceremony? |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
63. I can sing that!!!!!!! |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-18-04 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
40. "When I am laid in earth." |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 07:18 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. LOL... I can't tell if you're serious... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 03:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Just kidding |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 03:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Whew, good... I didn't want to insult you. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Yes, it is beautiful! I love early opera. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:05 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I wasn't the original poster, so am not the one looking :) |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. We've been thinking in terms of text, but what about Villa-Lobos: |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:25 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Aaaahhhh... Another beautiful suggestion. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:41 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. I now see that you already mentioned it on this thread. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. LOL... A dime a dozen... one of the many reasons I quit. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:05 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Yep, me too. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:14 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Ah... Salzburg... one of the most beautiful places I've been... |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
41. The first that comes to mind is |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
61. But isn't it about a tree? |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:34 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Yes indeed it is... but as long as no one understand Italian... |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 07:08 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. not ABOUT a tree, but a love song where his fair one is COMPARED to a tree |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 07:12 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. LOL... get with the program indeed... |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
51. Something by Mozart, Bellini, Verdi, Donizetti or Puccini. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:36 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. You could string together hours upon hours of Bach soprano arias... |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
55. I'm a Mozart fan and can only think of bride-y sort of things. |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 04:50 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Vedrai Carino |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Wow that's nasty :) |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-19-04 05:30 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. See? Opera IS cool... |
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