[JosefinaHW]

Maria Callas' Masterclass at Juillard

The complete recordings of all these classes and working sessions; these mp3s have been posted independently of YouTube and you can download them for yourself. It is perfectly legal to download these files.

https://sites.google.com/site/operalala/CallasJuilliard

"Over two, six-week periods in 1971-72, Maria Callas taught a master class "The Lyric Tradition" for young beginning professional singers at the Juilliard School. Included in this course was a series of semiweekly 2-hour public working sessions with the variety of voices and repertoires in the class, intended to pass on her knowledge and experience to the students collectively, as well as to the public at large."

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[JosefinaHW]

Maria Callas' Masterclass at Juillard

The complete recordings of all these classes and working sessions; these mp3s have been posted independently of YouTube and you can download them for yourself. It is perfectly legal to download these files.

https://sites.google.com/site/operalala/CallasJuilliard

"Over two, six-week periods in 1971-72, Maria Callas taught a master class "The Lyric Tradition" for young beginning professional singers at the Juilliard School. Included in this course was a series of semiweekly 2-hour public working sessions with the variety of voices and repertoires in the class, intended to pass on her knowledge and experience to the students collectively, as well as to the public at large."

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This site is wonderful! For every piece that was performed/discussed in each class; the site has provided a quick link to the score of the piece!

 

[JosefinaHW]

It is amazing and exciting that we are taking voice lessons with Maria Callas and the score!!!

 

[JosefinaHW]

Well, it doesn't, really, because your latest post is very hard to follow. For example, what are "special microphones," and how would they give the impression that a pop singer has good "line" when he does not? It seems to me that (at least) two different issues are being confused here: projection/size of voice and legato singing. In your initial post you wrote, "Hvorostovsky sings with a microphone, so he's not a good example of legato singing." If he does sing with a microphone in the opera house, then that's a vocal size/projection issue, not a "legato" issue.

Again, I have no argument with the idea that opera singers should not be using microphones other than when recording or broadcasting, so there is no need to keep reiterating that point. On the other hand, you've still provided no proof that Hvorostovsky actually uses a microphone; as far as I can tell, it's your opinion that he does. While I don't doubt your credentials as an experienced vocal technician, I stand by what I said above: if you have no actual proof of what you say, then it is wrong to say it as though it's a fact -- because if, after all, it's not a fact, then all that has been accomplished is the damaging of a singer's reputation.

:Bellinilover: I know this question falls on the edges of the OP, but the anti-microphone opinion is totally new to me. I am a great fan of the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall. As I'm sure you know the BP is performing an increasing number of operas, oratorios and other vocal works and almost all of these are broadcast on the DCC. What is your opinion of these vocal performances given the almost endless number of microphones? Thank you.