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It's stupid.20 June 2015
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That Tamino. He's such a man.
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That's actually my girlfriend's nickname for me. I'm a flautist tenor, so it works.Β
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That's so cute!!! My girlfriend calls me Wolfie sometimes, then I correct her and say his real nickname was Woferl, and ask her to stop calling me that because there is no way I can measure up to such a man. I compose and pretend to be a cat sometimes, which is why she calls me that.
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My cats attempt composition by walking on the keyboard, but never at a Woferl level.Β
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Not even at this level?Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEL-Rsβ¦
I NEVER knew what these cats were singing until these subtitles. #kidactors
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Mine tend to be a bit more avant-garde jazz, which is not my sort of music, but I'm glad they're innovative.
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We need innovators to keep music evolving. Not my kind of music either though, I have to admit. *wrinkles nose like a snobby snob*
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I feel the same way about Wagner: I'm glad he did his own thing, but that doesn't mean I personally enjoy the sound of it.Β
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I sometimes enjoy the sound of it, but good Christ, how do you turn a fifteen minute conversation into two hours? I'm a patient person and I'm passionate about my opera, but I have never actually gotten through Die Walkuere because I just CAN'T.
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I tried to sing a Wagner aria once, and my teacher gently suggested 'Let's not go shredding our vocal cords, okay Miles? How about some Britten instead?'
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Britten is beautiful on the male voice (particularly tenor). Ian Bostridge is my favorite tenor right now, especially for singing in English. I even bought the recording of The Rake's Progress with him in it. I hate that stupid opera. But I love him. And also lovely Bryn was the devil; how can you say no to that? I assume you sing a lot of Lieder. All the better.
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The lovely heron Ian is my favourite as well. I sang enough Lieder at my temporary home in Germany for my hosts to request 'Please stop creeping out the dinner guests with your gastrointestinal distress Winterreise faces, okay?'Β
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HAHAHAHA Winterreise sounds best with a tenor, in my opinion. I would often accidentally sing my soprano lines an octave lower and my singing teacher would say, "Yes, yes, we all want to be tenors..." She was teaching with her husband and he'd be at the piano singing the octave lower to give an example of the warm-up, and I'd accidentally copy his vocal lines rather than the soprano line he was playing on the piano.
Much of my lyrical lines for opera are inspired by Lieder, actually. The current opera I'm writing features a baryton-Martin in the lead (because I wanted something deeper than a tenor but still wanted those light, lovely tenor notes basically I am cheating shut up, Tamino). I actually draw most inspiration from Lieder and from Gluck because there's nothing prettier than when a voice is isolated and moving smoothly between each note, floating on a melody that, in and of itself, transports you someplace else. There's something very powerful about a huge orchestral swoop of emotion followed by an almost silence, a glimmer of sound, and then a voice, from out of nowhere, which glides over the plane like a white-feathered dove.
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In the spring we listened to and analysed Gluck's Orfeo (as well as Monteverdi's) in my music theory class, and I sort of just sat there salivating as the music washed over me.Β
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Right??? I especially love when Orpheus is pleading to the Furies; the contrast makes his voice shine like a gem. I love what Richard Croft does with it:Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD4BBtβ¦
He's also my favorite tenor. And yes, I can have two. I first discovered him while watching the Met's Das Rheingold, where he was Loge. The moment he slid down in that silly costume and opened his pretty mouth to sing, his voice was immediately distinguished from everyone else in how smooth and lovely it was. He is also my favorite Belmonte (Abduction from the Seraglio).Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD1dpxβ¦
His Handel is also smooth as fuck. Like, sing me off to eternal sleep, my siren; I am hashtag dead.Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlawJdβ¦
I swear the only time I ever feel patriotic is when I see how many great American opera singers we have. Otherwise I'm like, "Meh. I just live here." But watch Kathleen Battle or Samuel Ramey get on stage and I'm suddenly all stars and stripes. But watch me very quickly turn into an Italian when Furlanetto's up. *blows an Italian buon appetito kiss*
But yeah, I love Gluck. This was the first piece I ever heard by him, and it had me in tears simply because it was so beautiful and intense and I had never heard his musical voice before. It was like being kissed by some enchanted being:Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9ofmβ¦
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I'd never actually heard of Richard Croft before now, so thanks for the introduction. He's magnificent. I almost saw Abduction from the Seraglio in Wiesbaden (I spent most of my time in Germany almost seeing things), but my hosts said 'Only one opera during the spring holiday!' so I had to cancel it, along with Tosca, and they all wanted to see La Traviata, so we did that instead. It was fortunately a fantastic production.Β
I get patriotic listening to darling heron Ian as well as Sarah Connolly and Alice Coote, even though I come from a little island that's half French anyways, so it only half counts. Β
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I'm glad you like Richard Croft! He is indeed magnificent. Only one opera?!? How cruel! I'm glad La Traviata was amazing.
Haha it still counts. I used to live in Hawaii and we're all very proud of Quinn Kelsey, who started at Hawaii Opera Theatre. I took singing lessons from his sister, who has a magnificent range and cannot actually be classified. She has a range from soprano to deep contralto and will be playing the Third Lady in Mozart's The Magic Flute in Hawaii Opera Theatre's upcoming production. She can also tackle things like "Come Scoglio" from Cosi Fan Tutte, so that gives you an idea of her breadth, which is quite stunning. She and her husband became very good friends of mine and my girlfriend's, and we miss them terribly.
I'm actually writing a role for her in my current opera and will take advantage of her amazing range. It'll work; she'll be playing a fantastical spirit of sorts, somewhat poisonous and villainous, so the deep contralto colors combined with shooting up into the soprano range is going to be perfect for the character, and no one else can accomplish it but her.
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You know such wonderful people! I was a soprano all the way until I was sixteen, and I still have fond memories of it (and sometimes try to sing 'Der HΓΆlle Rache', though I know it's beyond me).
I have no idea what your opera is about, but I'm already excited about it. Β
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I only recently discovered I was a soprano because my most comfortable range to sing has always been baritone. I've been able to fully connect with my head voice and can mark some tenor roles now, which is helping me compose, because I like to sing the roles before writing them down; it's the most natural way to find a melody and you can judge if the intervals between notes are too awkward or if they actually feel nice on the voice.
The opera is a fantasy-horror taking place in a swamp. Here are two of the characters:Β squonkhunter.deviantart.com/arβ¦
The Stagemaster is the tenor role, but he's a character tenor and his vocal lines are similar to those of Der Hauptmann from Wozzeck, someone who has no trouble jumping to notes higher than the traditional tenor range. I haven't yet written his music, only conceptualized it. The only vocal lines I've written have been the main character's, John's. I'm composing scenes I and V of Act I at the same time. I'll send you some of it once I'm more settled. Still in the middle of a move, apartment hunting, etc.
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For some reason, the Stagemaster's hat gives me the impression that he's a jerk.Β
I'm sort of vocal duct tape nowadays. Everywhere. I do countertenor stuff pretty comfortably as well - my favourite being Dowland's 'Sorrow Stay' - and I've been a baritone in my choir.
I'm actually writing a murder mystery play that takes place on a riverboat going down the Mississippi (though I've never seen the actual river)
Best of luck on your move!
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Yep, yep, that is definitely the jerk-hat. His hat tells me he's a jerk.
Hmm, I haven't seen the Mississippi River either haha. Almost had trouble spelling it. What kind of American am I?!?
Hmm...so you are able to climb up into the countertenor range if need be. Well, see if you can explore some character tenor work. If you don't fit the Stagemaster, I am writing a song cycle with a droopy tenor. I don't know what it'll be, either Pigeon-Holed which is my girlfriend's short story, or I'll do a song cycle of Jekyll and Hyde. We'll see.
Thank you! Right now we're staying with an Airbnb host who quickly became a friend and I'm looking for a job and an apartment.
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Jekyll and Hyde song cycle? That sounds like a particularly Bostridgey project to me. What is Pigeon-Holed about, if I may ask?Β
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Yes, the Jekyll and Hyde project is going to have some delicious "Gewalt" moments (and I'm sure you know which song I'm referencing). Pigeon-Holed is about a man submitting to a marriage he's not happy with. He's actually in love with his adopted step brother but he tragically gives up his chance of running away with him.
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That's so very odd: Pigeon-Holed is rather like a story I'm writing. A fellow leaves his fiancee (it was arranged, so she was fine with it) and elopes to Austria with his brother's footman. They open a bathhouse and adopt an ibis.Β
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Huh! Yours sounds like it ends far more happily haha. I've written the lyrics for the first song in Pigeon-Holed but without my piano, it's difficult to work out the music. I'm not as passionate towards it as I am towards Jekyll and Hyde, so I will probably start writing that one, as if I don't have enough projects.
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I too juggle too many projects. It's a curse, really...Β
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Meeeee toooooooo. *hangs head and joins you in a scotch*
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*mournful whisky sipping*
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Tamino, go away. Monostatos is just too cool for you u.u
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siiiggh, Tamino i know his hair looks like a duck butt but you could've sounded less....whimpy saying it?
lol but really these are great
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Lol thank you. And Tamino is wimpy. It's just who he is.
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yeah but I love him for it.
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Excuse me this hair is ROYAL, thank you very much. *tossles it*
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alright. >w>
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Monostatos is perfect. And Tamino is more....himself. I like it!
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Yes; I can't wait for you to read him. Tamino's scenes are way different now. It's a good change.
And thank you!
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Angry 5'4" Tamino is attempting to intimidate you. *murrrrr...* Β
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Tiny terrier growling and getting all yappy at a bigger dog.
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Uhhhhh...
Is--is that Markiplier jiggling fish filets? o-0
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