So, the title says it all. Really. I'm a girl in her early twenties who is trying to be an opera singer. Trying being the operative word. I am one in a sea of sopranos who is trying to make a living out of playing with my larynx. Just in the last audition that I did for Opera Nuova, there was roughly one soprano for every other voice type auditioning, or so I was told by one of the people in charge. It is an extremely competitive field and although I have been told "no" by many people at many different auditions, I am still adamant about pursuing my passion, which is to entertain.
And therein lies the problem. Unlike many others who work in the field of classical music, I do not feel that opera, or classical music at large for that matter, is any different that other forms of entertainement. It should be performed with the same passion and the same level of charisma usually reserved to pop stars like Beyonce or Lady Gaga. What make it difficult to do so is admitedly the level of technicality of the art form. It's hard to sing an aria while performing an intricate choreography, but Danielle De Niese pulled it off in Glynebourn's 2005 production of Giulio Cesare. She may not sing with a perfect technique ALL THE TIME (most singers-in-training often diss her because of that; I think they're just jealous of her killer combination of vocal talent, good looks and acting chops) but sing well, she can certainly do. And she is magnetic. Here she is on youtube in all her star-like glory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2qJuIluaXg
Until my next entry!
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