Common mistakes beginner opera singers make when picking repertoire

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[@MrsVelvetViolet]

That was great THANKYOU! 😄💖🎶

[@pjalexandra]

The cuing of 'what is the quality of the MIDDLE of your vocal range' is one of the most useful things I've yet heard for repertoire selection. As in just because I can sing it, doesn't mean it should be my habitual go-to. I feel I do this quite intuitively with most repertoire, but since opera is more a personal technical practice than what I usually end up sharing in public, it's nice to think about what fits beyond the basic metric of 'range.'

[@TimA-ls7ur]

Great point you make. I am a baritone but have been trying to learn the tenor line of Pearl Fishers duet...not really working great! Will stick with the Bari line...

[@gisellececily]

I am a young soprano who has been told that I will likely develop into a spinto much later, however that rep won’t come until much farther down the line in my 30s and 40s. The reason I was told I was likely going to develop is because the size and weight of my voice compared to those my age is larger, however we don’t push even though the features are there. Right now I am focusing on art songs. I sang my very first Aria from Weather “Frère, voyez” by Massenet recently and it was fun. My voice teacher, and I focus primarily on German lied and art songs in different languages to master technique. My mom is is a full lyric soprano with an extension. She sings Contessa and some Puccini arias. Our teacher wants to start exploring some of the heavier coloratura rep with her, because her voice can move and she has an extension most lyrics don’t have. This was a great video.

[@loriroyer1442]

I am mezzo saprano. I sing with a church choir. I love it. You sure help me. I watch all of you videos.

[@FreyaCaseyOpera]

That's so great to know, thanks for your comment!

[@carolineanderssonyldrm]

I am a soprano and I would love to lnow what pieces you sung in the end of the video since I am only starting to enjoy and practice classical and opera music. Better late than never 😅

[@abarnhart1679]

I am a first soprano! I would love to get back into singing.

[@FreyaCaseyOpera]

You totally can if you take one step at a time.

[@abarnhart1679]

@@FreyaCaseyOpera Looking at your course options. I think I need fundamentals, not sure a 1 month opera course if enough. Hmmm, I may just dive into your most foudational course. Or maybe private lessons. I did opera workshop in college, 20+ years ago and never got past the beginner state.

[@carolm.ferreira3699]

I'm soprano❤😊 but I work my low notes every day like this my high notes. I have more easily for to go higher. Though, my passaggio is so weird sometimes.

[@janetkenny4861]

Lovely, please include notes for the pieces you are demonstrating. I can hear you singing Handel, Mozart, Strauss, do you like Puccini?

[@FreyaCaseyOpera]

There's so much wonderful repertoire. You can actually find most of the sheet music for free when you Google it since it's public domain.

[@little-963]

How about spinto sopranos as a beginner what aria should one sing? I can sing some Mozzart but its so constricted for me

[@FreyaCaseyOpera]

What do you mean by "constricted"? Is it hard for you to sing softly? Or do you mean that you would like to sing something other than Mozart?

[@little-963]

@@FreyaCaseyOpera its not hard to sing softly but not all the time and not with full voice because i have a big voice and singing l ho perduta or other soft mozzart arias makes my neck muscles hurt because i always have to be lighter

[@GeorgVersteegen-kj5yb]

I read, that even great professionals ruined their voices by singing the wrong repertoir; for example Di Stefano.

[@FreyaCaseyOpera]

Unfortunately, that's true. Both in the classical and pop music world.