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.
Welcome! The best way I can describe it is that the singers I included here make it look effortless. The Gedda clip is one of my favorites - I told a friend once that I thought he looked so relaxed singing here that he was going to fall over! :-)
I'm a gonna have to re-attach those speakers my young son gave me several years ago to appreciate metal music so I can appreciate the power of Gedda's voice. This puny speaker on my laptop computer does't do him justice.
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.
David your comment made my week. So glad it resonated! thank you again for sharing and reading!
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.
thank you for sharing Guy! AND YES! Looks so easy but so so hard to do. I came to the same realization when I started singing.
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.
Welcome! The best way I can describe it is that the singers I included here make it look effortless. The Gedda clip is one of my favorites - I told a friend once that I thought he looked so relaxed singing here that he was going to fall over! :-)
I'm a gonna have to re-attach those speakers my young son gave me several years ago to appreciate metal music so I can appreciate the power of Gedda's voice. This puny speaker on my laptop computer does't do him justice.
I’ve been casting into my system. It’s really beautiful.
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