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An Opera Singer Much More Than A Voice

An Opera Singer Much More Than a Voice
When we think about opera, we examine a work of art that unites music, drama, dancing, stagecraft and the scenic arts, which we view primarily as a musical experience. However, opera is a vocal art. Opera relies upon the opera singer, who is the participant in the opera’s drama, to bring forth the interpretation of song and music in which the composer has written (Encyclopedia Britannica). There have been many opinions on rather or not the opera singer is merely a voice. Though the gift of voice is essential in becoming and being an opera singer, the overall requirements are much more complex.
The opera singer is much more than a voice, but a human being. In this career field it is highly competitive, stressful and there are limitations on achieving artistic and financial success (Clifton Ware 30). With this knowledge it does not detour the collegiate study of becoming an opera singer. The typical lifestyle of a career bound oper...

Posted by: Cinthia De Ruiz

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