Wonderful insight to compare Federer’s sprezzatura with that of the performers. You made it seem effortless and it was a delight to read... brief, to the point, and wholly believable. I will hold it in mind as a start this day and week.
This so much. I came to my love of opera because of its sheer physicality. When I began voice lessons in college I was amazed at his hard of was to sing like this. So I began a listening program using the recordings in our music library. My love deepened based on other things as I listened more. Thanks.
I'm new to Opera Daily. Seeing Roger Federer in this place about opera totally took me by surprise! I liked it, though, because I'm a tennis fan (used to be a player). I watched the clip of Roger hitting balls in practice and came to a new appreciation of his elegance and talent. Thank you. As to the opera clips, I know very little about opera o I don't think I am in a good position to see how these singers make it look easy, but I will try. I am very much looking forward to this experience.
I live in a mountain town where more 'extreme' sports are popular, and I often say that dancing around in the upper end of my range with complex sequences is my version of extreme sports. The never-ending quest, of course, is to be able to soar and make it look easy. As one voice teacher I know puts it, 'it looks like a swan gliding over the water, but underneath the feet are paddling like crazy.' So your analogy with sports resonated.
Wonderful insight to compare Federer’s sprezzatura with that of the performers. You made it seem effortless and it was a delight to read... brief, to the point, and wholly believable. I will hold it in mind as a start this day and week.
This so much. I came to my love of opera because of its sheer physicality. When I began voice lessons in college I was amazed at his hard of was to sing like this. So I began a listening program using the recordings in our music library. My love deepened based on other things as I listened more. Thanks.
I'm new to Opera Daily. Seeing Roger Federer in this place about opera totally took me by surprise! I liked it, though, because I'm a tennis fan (used to be a player). I watched the clip of Roger hitting balls in practice and came to a new appreciation of his elegance and talent. Thank you. As to the opera clips, I know very little about opera o I don't think I am in a good position to see how these singers make it look easy, but I will try. I am very much looking forward to this experience.
Very nice :) it’s a small world when my comment gets the author’s reply. Than you.
Just amazing and sublime.
I live in a mountain town where more 'extreme' sports are popular, and I often say that dancing around in the upper end of my range with complex sequences is my version of extreme sports. The never-ending quest, of course, is to be able to soar and make it look easy. As one voice teacher I know puts it, 'it looks like a swan gliding over the water, but underneath the feet are paddling like crazy.' So your analogy with sports resonated.
lovely