MezzoGirl
Los Angeles, CA
Female, 29
I sing beautiful music -- primarily opera -- but I also do concert work, church music, studio/scoring sessions, and whatever other performance opportunities I can get my hands on.
At its core, opera is a story told through music- with vocalists acting the story through song and staging & the orchestra also telling the story through the score. Opera's definition seems to be expanding over the recent years. Many people say that it's the lack of unsung dialogue or lack of artificial amplification that makes it opera, but there are exceptions to those rules that still are usually considered 'opera'. For me, what separates opera from music theater is the emphasis on the relationship of the voice and the orchestra (which requires a classical vocal technique), along with a fully formed presentation of a story. There are also oratorio, art song cycles and other performance mediums that tell stories through a classical vocal technique. but those are not presented as theatrical stagings. Sorry, this is a nebulous answer. Yet I think that nebulousness makes it an exciting medium; one which is expanding beyond stereotypes and even definitions.
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Yes, if you're committed to music, you can get jobs all over the world in music. Your talent, skills, knowledge and networking will determine your level of success, of course! Commit yourself to practice, seek out the best teachers, develop your technique and (without knowing anything about your level of talent/technique/etc) if you can compose, work hard on that. It will benefit everything and has the most chance of residual income. If you just want to work, there are a plethora of jobs in the industry: Star, session singer, composer, composer's assistant, engineer, publicity rep, marketing associate, music supervisor...there are so many jobs in music that no one ever thinks about. Read up on the industry, especially the artists and executives that you admire. Find out what their paths were and gain that knowledge and find ways to experience it. Go to college, but if you're going to be a musician, DO NOT GRADUATE unless you've taken a personal or small business finance class. It's a crime that schools don't require that as it's the most important part of making a CAREER out of what your passion is. I wish you all the best!
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I've always had a natural vibrato, even as a little kid. However, it took me several years of great technical training to have a healthy, strong and even vibrato throughout my range. And there are still times when I have to work on particular passages to even things out as I move from one area of my voice to the other. Same goes with head voice. I think rather than focusing on the amount of time it takes to achieve anything artistic and technical, you should focus on the quality of work that you're doing. If you get a great, healthy technique that has you really locked in for just 2 notes, then apply it to the 3rd and work on that. I've honestly had voice lessons where I work on 2 measures of music. Quality work will always improve you to proceed with the next step.
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I'd recommend working with a voice teacher. Your diction can improve by some exercises and, that far up the scale, it's more important to focus on a beautiful tone than perfect diction. There are some diction tricks that a teacher can show you up there. And some consonants can really be helpful in producing a great, resonate tone up there. But the crack in your passagio of Eb5-G5 is either that you still have some vocal cord issues or that you just need some help working through that passagio transition. I highly recommend inquiring in your town about teachers who are known for their technical abilities. Maybe call colleges that have strong music departments near to you. And if the teacher thinks it's best to go back to an ENT or if the issue persists, definitely get checked out again.
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No. Vocal training is the only way to build your voice as an opera singer, or in any style of singing.
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Hi again! I'll repost just in case you didn't see the previous response to your chopped up question! Yes, if you're committed to music, you can get jobs all over the world in music. Your talent, skills, knowledge and networking will determine your level of success, of course! Commit yourself to practice, seek out the best teachers, develop your technique and (without knowing anything about your level of talent/technique/etc) if you can compose, work hard on that. It will benefit everything and has the most chance of residual income. If you just want to work, there are a plethora of jobs in the industry: Star, session singer, composer, composer's assistant, engineer, publicity rep, marketing associate, music supervisor...there are so many jobs in music that no one ever thinks about. Read up on the industry, especially the artists and executives that you admire. Find out what their paths were and gain that knowledge and find ways to experience it. Go to college, but if you're going to be a musician, DO NOT GRADUATE unless you've taken a personal or small business finance class. It's a crime that schools don't require that as it's the most important part of making a CAREER out of what your passion is. I wish you all the best! PS If you're stressed out about music because you're obsessed with it, you'll have to talk to someone to make sure it's the right path for you, as it's definitely a hard one & you need a strong sense of self and a great attitude about rejection/success. But I don't think that anyone taking actions is ever a failure. You can fail to achieve specific goals, but you can't fail as a person.
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No. Vocal training is the only way to build your voice as an opera singer, or in any style of singing.
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