#opera problems

[lives-in-a-harpsichord]

opera singers who know how to time a pathetic little sob in their rage arias. how does it feel with my heart in your teeth

[opera-shitpost]

Having so many operas you haven’t seen before that you want to watch, VS having so many recordings that you want to watch of this one opera you have already seen a gazillion times.

[dichterfuerstin]

I hate when composers write teenagers as dramatic sopranos because in most productions the singer playing them will be 40-something and it sucks

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

I want to watch La juive again but I also want to watch Louise because I've never seen it but how am I supposed to fit two operas in this week when I barely have any time I can manage to watch anything???

[rayatii]

An Eternal Dilemma

[beckmessering]

what do you mean, fiesco, that’s more like fiAsco

[vocalmajorworld]

Hey it’s me your friendly Neighborhood opera singer

It’s been a while... hey... how are you? Let me tell you how I am.... I am stressed. Audition season is always so scary and tends to leave me with the sense that everything is up in the air. It is all uncertain you keep asking your self “do I stay with safe or do I take the risk” and that’s terrifying. I know I’m usually a happier blog but during this time I think it’s important for us to all be a bit honest and human. Opera is not all memes and fun it’s deeply personally. When we audition and sing we are holding out our hearts with the realization that someone could crush it. It’s the most vulnerable feeling. I think as performers we don’t talk about this aspect of the craft and I want to SO for the next week please feel free to submit an audition story! It can be anonymous it can be funny it can be personal thoughts about auditioning or opera anything. I only ask that there is no insulting others or profanity because I don’t like that to be put out there. I’m not saying it can’t be negative but it can’t bring others down! Thank you all and I hope we can start a dialogue!

[dorktodiva]

Half steps: making "nearly identical" coloratura passages "nearly impossible to learn and differentiate" since 1685.