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So, you want to be an opera singer?
The profession you choose is not of this age. The truth about that profession is farther away than ever before, and the people who truly understand the traditions can he counted on one hand. You've come at a time of inflated egos and deflated funds for the arts. Singers are encouraged to look the part, rather than sound the part. Orchestras are tuned to higher pitches to bring an excitement to the sound, stretching the natural limits of the human throat. There are no pegs to tighten, so muscles are used, the voice goes off the breath, and careers are over in the blink of an eye--all to accommodate the orchestra accompanying the ...