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Dali
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.... I do have songs I'm familiar with or like, for instance 'Flower Duet' (and no, I did not hear it for the first time on an airline commercial! LOL)
Haha, sadly I did.
Some sopranos just sound painful and almost like they're strangling their vocal cords when they sing.
Have you heard Maria Guleghina when she pushes her voice? (clips on youtube) Urgh.
And I've taken a few operatic singing lessons and some voice lessons in the 'bel canto' tradition.
Would love to hear ya. You have any clips online? Feel free to PM them to me if you do.
Especially operatic singing it's so much about breath and diaphraghm (sp?) work, I was amazed at the LOUD sounds coming from me and I always thought I was going to pass out.
If you master your breath support, you're more than halfway there. I've given up on trying to do that for now. When the urge to sing hits me, I just open my mouth and scream out the aria. Have you heard a bass-baritone attempting to sing The Bell Song?
Not a pretty sight.
YouTube - Sumi Jo - Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor - Mad Scene (I also saw that clip where Karajan auditioned her when she new on the scene. Sweet!)