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audible_narrator t1_j6xqm0n wrote

Reply to comment by Royal_Ad6640 in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

This is the smart move. So many female singers get that surprise wakeup call when the big M shows up and basically gives a big middle finger to your vocal cords. And they don't plan for it. I've heard some folks sing far too past their sell by date with huge wobbles you can drive a truck through.

Blythe has sung Handel for ages, which really opens that lower register.

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a_ham_sandvich t1_j6z4s0o wrote

The big M being the discovery you're now a mezzo and no longer a soprano, right? :P

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audible_narrator t1_j6z7nm0 wrote

ding ding ding. And those of us who were mezzo are now ready to sing Figaro or Germont. ;)

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