tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post8916233709434424233..comments2023-11-05T07:41:34.380-05:00Comments on Kashu-do (歌手道): The Way of the Singer: Systemic Impatience: The Potential Undoing of the American Operatic CultureKashu-Dohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375903978220316261noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-38622087020190657542009-11-15T06:26:27.672-05:002009-11-15T06:26:27.672-05:00Thanks for this. I identify with singer #5; it wa...Thanks for this. I identify with singer #5; it wasn't until I got off the career-track-treadmill that I was able to find the peace I needed to sing really well.Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321849281292778811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-42250619343634458712009-11-13T09:52:08.599-05:002009-11-13T09:52:08.599-05:00Thank you for this thoughtful post! I have many w...Thank you for this thoughtful post! I have many wonderful young singers who need to hear this! I too need to be reminded!!<br /><br />Cheers from Canada!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759821205959428594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-40911292107881515222009-11-13T02:03:13.177-05:002009-11-13T02:03:13.177-05:00I certainly have VERY limited experience in opera,...I certainly have VERY limited experience in opera, but what I have seen does match what you discuss. One of the biggest problems with opera today, in my opinion, is that the lack of patience you described doesn't permit singers to develop strong acting skills and the ability to project everything they're acting into the sound. I think one should be able to hear a good quality recording of a performance and, without seeing any of the facial expressions or blocking of the singer, still get just as much of a sense of what the singer wants to convey. Yet how often do we hear that? <br /><br />What separates opera from recitals is that opera is a form of drama. Yet really, how often is the "play" aspect of opera conveyed through the voice?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071012594331983558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-58667285939575225312009-11-12T16:30:24.734-05:002009-11-12T16:30:24.734-05:00Thank you so much for this post. I am so glad I h...Thank you so much for this post. I am so glad I happened upon this blog today.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379476384898421419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919674981128634746.post-58068405205603773782009-11-11T23:56:20.244-05:002009-11-11T23:56:20.244-05:00BRAVO dear brother!!!! Inspiring, and poignant! TH...BRAVO dear brother!!!! Inspiring, and poignant! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.com