I mean, I don't redo my whole list for every damn audition, but sure--I'm aware that bringing my aria from Les Mamelles die Tiresias to a Sarasota audition, for example, would be a bad idea. Absolutely--I'm not saying to insist on singing something off the beaten path every time for every thing and to have a list so obscure it annoys people. But I think it is totally great to have something completely obscure on your list, even to start with! Lots of people appreciate it--so long as if they want to hear part of Susanna/Lauretta/Musetta or something instead of or afterwards, they can!
Mainstage, that's a different story--you're going in for Marie? Sing Marie! I was more talking about it being ok and even good to have and/or start with something obscure, if you want, for a general audition, yap, manager, whatever. And you just can't win them all....I've had people go gaga for the aria from Mamelles (poulenc) and others (like Santa Fe) have totally tuned out the second I start it. C'est la vie!
BQ
"Until last week, I thought legato was a cured meat!"
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This message has been edited by blondieQ on Nov 7, 2009 1:38 PM
