Comments for Open Opera Blog http://openopera.net/blog Opera, Music and More Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:56:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Opera Concert at Orinda Community Park-July 25, 2010 by Linda http://openopera.net/blog/?p=146&cpage=1#comment-2679 Linda Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:01:09 +0000 http://openopera.net/blog/?p=146#comment-2679 Thanks for another fabulous concert! What a treat! And the weather was perfect this year. We're looking forward to the next performance. Thanks for another fabulous concert! What a treat! And the weather was perfect this year. We’re looking forward to the next performance.

]]> Comment on Olivia’s Do’s and Dont’s for Pursuing a Singing Career by Vocal Coach Ken http://openopera.net/blog/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-2148 Vocal Coach Ken Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:08:34 +0000 http://openopera.net/blog/?p=102#comment-2148 Olivia, Excellent article on the voice. I have studies Bel Canto all my life (though I am a hard rock singer). You are absolutely correct in every single thing you stated. They "new" BS methods being taught today ar criminal. Literally. I studied in Rome as well as Germany and France. People have no idea how off vocal training is nowadays. In my humble opinion, the ONLY true vocal technique is early bel canto. Funny thing is, there are a lot of people evn claiming to teach bel canto that are full of BS. Anyways, great post. Be well, -Vocal Coach Ken Olivia,

Excellent article on the voice. I have studies Bel Canto all my life (though I am a hard rock singer). You are absolutely correct in every single thing you stated. They “new” BS methods being taught today ar criminal. Literally. I studied in Rome as well as Germany and France. People have no idea how off vocal training is nowadays. In my humble opinion, the ONLY true vocal technique is early bel canto. Funny thing is, there are a lot of people evn claiming to teach bel canto that are full of BS.

Anyways, great post.

Be well,

-Vocal Coach Ken

]]> Comment on Olivia’s Do’s and Dont’s for Pursuing a Singing Career by Emily V. http://openopera.net/blog/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1861 Emily V. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:39:02 +0000 http://openopera.net/blog/?p=102#comment-1861 Being an opera singer is hardly worth the immense trouble. I've noticed a common theme in opera singer criticism that seems to state that no one is ever worthy or quite good enough, and no one is ever praised without postulating subjectivity. An even more common theme is that no one can quite explain how exactly one is supposed to sing, nor ever SHOW what they mean when they ambiguously throw around the typical 'I'm classically trained' vocabulary. You may say that 'back in the day' things were generally agreed upon, but what good is that to someone today? If a lousy, half-baked pop singer is taken at face value, and yet someone supposedly at the top of the singer food chain is only 'subjectively' any good, and far more easily criticized than praised, why on earth would anyone pick to do the latter? And don't tell me it's for the love of the art. No one wants to choose to do something they love only to be told they suck at it and fail miserably. In this pragmatic day and age, it is the LAST profession anyone can possibly want. Being an opera singer is hardly worth the immense trouble. I’ve noticed a common theme in opera singer criticism that seems to state that no one is ever worthy or quite good enough, and no one is ever praised without postulating subjectivity. An even more common theme is that no one can quite explain how exactly one is supposed to sing, nor ever SHOW what they mean when they ambiguously throw around the typical ‘I’m classically trained’ vocabulary.

You may say that ‘back in the day’ things were generally agreed upon, but what good is that to someone today? If a lousy, half-baked pop singer is taken at face value, and yet someone supposedly at the top of the singer food chain is only ’subjectively’ any good, and far more easily criticized than praised, why on earth would anyone pick to do the latter? And don’t tell me it’s for the love of the art. No one wants to choose to do something they love only to be told they suck at it and fail miserably. In this pragmatic day and age, it is the LAST profession anyone can possibly want.

]]> Comment on Welcome to Open Opera’s Blog. by Aimee Puentes http://openopera.net/blog/?p=3&cpage=1#comment-52 Aimee Puentes Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:41:58 +0000 http://openopera.net/blog/?p=3#comment-52 Wow what a pleasure it is to work with this new company! The administrative staff is incredible~talk about taking care of your artists! This is definately a company one would LOVE to have the opportunity to work with!!!!! Thank you Ellen and Elizabeth! Now about the conductor and director! What can I say but I am working with two of the greatest of our time! Jonathan Khuner and Olivia Stapp~what an educational experience! Ya'll have to catch our performance of Figaro! Our cast is outstanding and what a pleasure it is to work with each and every one of the characters!!!! Aimee Puentes Wow what a pleasure it is to work with this new company! The administrative staff is incredible~talk about taking care of your artists! This is definately a company one would LOVE to have the opportunity to work with!!!!! Thank you Ellen and Elizabeth!

Now about the conductor and director! What can I say but I am working with two of the greatest of our time! Jonathan Khuner and Olivia Stapp~what an educational experience!

Ya’ll have to catch our performance of Figaro! Our cast is outstanding and what a pleasure it is to work with each and every one of the characters!!!!

Aimee Puentes

]]> Comment on Live Oak Park, May 30, 2009 by Ron Fujie http://openopera.net/blog/?p=30&cpage=1#comment-15 Ron Fujie Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:23:04 +0000 http://openopera.net/blog/?p=30#comment-15 What a terrific program! Can't wait to see and hear the videos! What a terrific program! Can’t wait to see and hear the videos!

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