Small range, but totally mastered

Started by Sylph, May 11, 2011, 01:36:21 PM

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zamyrabyrd

#40
June 28, 2011, 09:45:03 AM
Quote from: Guido on June 27, 2011, 02:36:27 AM
If you think Bartoli being Zerlina is weird, she has also sung Donna Elvira AND Donna Anna on stage.

I don't think Zerlina is a weird choice for Bartoli either. In the Mozart's time, singers would start with roles like Marcellina and then move up to Susanna and the Countess. In the 19th Century, mezzos would sing soprano roles and vice versa.

ZB
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Harry Powell

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June 28, 2011, 12:15:56 PM
In fact one shouldn't use "mezzosoprano" when referring to Mozart, "seconda donna" would be more accurate. The demands on the lower range are similar in all roles.

The problem is the artificial voice Bartoli has fabricated.
I'm not an native English speaker, so please feel free to let me know if I'm not expressing myself clearly.
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