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12-27-2012, 08:50 AM
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^^ I actually read that Minnie was the one who refused to sing for Carlotta - apparently she us capable and the producers wanted her to, but she didn't feel she could do it justice.
And, by the way, "alto" is not a term used in labeling fach (operatic voice parts). It's Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, and VERY RARELY Contralto.
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12-27-2012, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
^^ I actually read that Minnie was the one who refused to sing for Carlotta - apparently she us capable and the producers wanted her to, but she didn't feel she could do it justice.
And, by the way, "alto" is not a term used in labeling fach (operatic voice parts). It's Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, and VERY RARELY Contralto.
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Minnie Driver isn't an opera singer, hence my saying she is an alto is correct.
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12-28-2012, 10:42 AM
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Minnie Driver isn't an opera singer, hence my saying she is an alto is correct.
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Alto isn't a voice type, regardless of genre. It's very commonly used incorrectly in this manner.
"Alto is the term used for a designated vocal line in choral music based on vocal range. The alto part in choral music may range as much as two octaves, approximately from G3 (the G below middle C) to F5 (the F in the second octave above middle C), though not often in one work, and is usually sung by female voices."
Either way, if the producers said Minnie has the chops for Carlotta, she's very likely not a contralto. I can't find any reliable reference to her voice type at all.
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12-28-2012, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Alto isn't a voice type, regardless of genre. It's very commonly used incorrectly in this manner.
"Alto is the term used for a designated vocal line in choral music based on vocal range. The alto part in choral music may range as much as two octaves, approximately from G3 (the G below middle C) to F5 (the F in the second octave above middle C), though not often in one work, and is usually sung by female voices."
Either way, if the producers said Minnie has the chops for Carlotta, she's very likely not a contralto. I can't find any reliable reference to her voice type at all.
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Wow lets freak out because I'm not an vocal officienado. Really, is it that big of a frickin' deal that I called her an Alto?
I am a first soprano, but I'm sure to you that is incorrect as well.
/please return to the regularly scheduled thread because I am officially done responding to this argument over vocal types.
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