Call Sheet 2004-19

FOR TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2004

BRING BACK YOUR MUSIC PLUS A COPY. WE ARE OUT OF SOME MUSIC ALTOGETHER AND IT COSTS US SOME $2,000 PER YEAR TO PROVIDE COPIES. YOU CAN PLAY YOUR PART BY BRINGING BACK ALL MUSIC YOU HAVE TAKEN AWAY PLUS A COPY TO ADD TO THE LIBRARY.

JUST FROM THOSE WHO TURNING UP REGULARLY, I AM GOING TO CLASSIFY OUR SINGERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY CONCENTRATE ON ROLES WHICH WILL BUILD THEIR VOICES, NOT NECESSARILY ROLES WHICH THEY WISH TO SING. I AM NOT STOPPING THEM FROM SINGING THOSE ROLES FOR WHICH THEY HAVE A PREDILECTION BUT AS FAR AS CONCERTS ARE CONCERNED, I NEVER KNOW WHAT AGENTS WILL BE IN THE AUDIENCE OR WHAT CONDUCTORS ETC., AND IT IS POINTLESS TO BE IN A CONCERT WHERE YOUR VOICE IS NOT SHOWN TO ITS FULL ADVANTAGE.

IT IS PRESUMED HERE THAT MONICA AND MEREDITH WILL BE BACK WITH US BY NEXT WEEK OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. IF I AM WRONG IN THAT BELIEF, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY.

I will deal only with ensembles:

BASS BARITIONES - DAVID PRESLER, PAUL KOLECKI, Ivan Amaro straddles both bass/baritone and baritone.

THEY SHOULD LEARN:

1. all Mefistophole roles (e.g. the trio of finale starting from "allerte! allerte!" & the garden scene -faust,

2. Papageno in the quintet from the Magic Flute and in the Papageno/Papagena Duet.

3. The letter scene from Madama Butterfly -Sharpless from "ora noi, sedete qui (actually a bass baritone or a basso or a baritone can sing this one),

4. any Figaro ensemble from La Nozze di Figaro,

5. any Leporello ensemble, from Don Giovanni

6. Commendatore in Don Giovanni - Act 1

7. All Masetto Ensembles -Don Giovanni

8. The Father in last scene from Hansel & Gretel

9. Ramfis - Aida Final scene

10. The father - Trio, Final scene of Mignon

11. The old man - trio from Samson et Delilah

12. Alcindoro, Schaunaud & Colline - La Boheme

13. Sacristan - Opening Scene of Tosca

14. Bidabent in the Lucia Sextet

BARITONES OTHER - Jim Trainor, Brad Douglas, Mark Roska, Yuriy Ilinka, Ivan Amaro (although there are some bass-baritione roles that Brad and Ivan can also sing

They should learn:

1. Iago in the Ottello quartet and in the duet with Ottello - si per ciel

2. The Count in all Marriage of Figaro Ensembles

3. Don Giovanni in all Don Giovanni Ensembles

4. Sharpless in the Trio from Act 3 of Madama Butterfly

5. Rigoletto in "Veglia Donna"

6. Germont Senior in Dite alla Giovine - Traviata

7. Rigletto in the Quartet

8. Sharpless in the letter scene from Madama Butterfly

9. Dovunque il mondo - Butterfly

10. Piangi, piangi fanciulla - Rigoletto

11. Falke in Bruderlein und Schwesterlein

12. The father in trio/finale of Mignon

13. The father in finale of Hansel & Gretel

14. Au Fond du Temple Sainte

15. Don Carlos Duet - Io l'ho perduta

16. Solenne in quest ora

17. O Mimi, Tu non piu torni

18. Valentine in Faust ensembles

19. Third act of la Boheme

20. 2nd Act of la Boheme

21. Prunier in La Rondine Quartet

TENORS -LIGHT TO MEDIUM: Alejandro, Steve, Charlie (Bill L and Anthony straddle the both of light/medium and FULLER VOICED fields and so should learn all)

1. Prendi l'anell ti dono

2. Tornami a dir che m'ami

3. Solenne in quest'ora

4. Duet from Luisa Fernanda

5. Au fond du temple saint

6. Recondita armonia - with sacristan

7. Suzel, buon di -L'Amico Fritz (cherry duet)

8. 2nd & 3rd Acts Boheme

9. O Mimi, tu non piu torni

10. Eisenstein in Brudelein und Schwesterlein

11. All Barber of Seville ensembles

12. All zarzuela ensembles

13. All Traviata Ensembles

14. All Don Giovanni ensembles - Don Ottavio

15. Duke in Rigoletto quartet

16. Arthur and/or Edgardo in Lucia sextet

17. All ensembles Werther

18. Tamino Magic Flute Quintet Act 1

19. All Ensembles Martha

20. All ensembles Manon

TENORS FULL VOICED TO SPINTO - Anthony, Bill L, Joe Di Salle, Hector

1. Zarzuela Ensembles

2. Recondita Armonia with sacristan

3. Dovunque il mondo

4. Seguidilla

5. Solenne in quest'ora

6. Au fond du Temple Saint

7. Tamino - Magic Flute quintet Act 1

8. Eisenstein in Bruderlein und Schwesterlein

9. All Faust ensembles with immediate priority the finale trio from Mephisto's "Allerte"

10. All Don Giovanni ensembles

11. Act 111 Trio - Madama Butterfly

12. Love duet -Act 1 Butterfly

13. soave Fanciulla

14. Tu, tu amore - Manon Lescaut

15. Duets from Act 1 and 3 Tosca

16. Samson in Mon coeur and also in Trio from Samson et Delilah

17. Hector and Joe (maybe) in duet at end act 1 Ottello

18. Ottello in Quartet

19. Ottello with Iago in si per ciel

20. O del sol anima - Rigoletto

21. All ensembles Rigoletto

22. All ensembles Traviata

23. 2nd and 3rd Act la Boheme

24. Doretta Scene- La Rondine

25. Quartet La Rondine

26. All ensembles Carmen

27. Love duet - Boris Goudonov

28. Finale (Trio)Mignon

29. All ensembles Werther

30. All ensembles - Manon Lescaut

31. Trio Cavalleria Rusticana

32. Tamino - Magic Flute quintet Act 1

33. Radames - Tomb Scene - finale Aida

Sopranos light (these will include the younger sopranos who should not be singing heavier roles yet unless the voice has matured past its normal age).

Marissa, Alea, Lupita, Krista, Julie, Mary (Mary and Julie in some cases straddle the two categories and where appropriate can learn both suggested ensembles)

1. All Zerlina ensembles

2. All Susanna Ensembles

3. Belle Nuit

4. Lakme duet

5. Tornami a dir che m'ami

6. Prendi l'anell ti dono

7. Cherry Duet - L'amico Fritz

8. All Manon Ensembles

9. All soubrette pieces

10. Adele and Rosalinde (where appropriate)

11. 1st lady, Magic flute quintet Act 1

Sopranos fuller voiced: Heavier: Leslie, Liora, (in some cases Liora straddles both heavier and light, fuller-voiced sopranos and where appropriate can learn the other categories)

1. All Tosca Ensembles

2. All Manon Lescaut ensembles

3. Faust Finale

4. All Faust ensembles

5. Il Tabarro ensembles

6. 2nd lady Magic Flute quintet Act 1

7. Trio Cavalleria Rusticana

8. All Zarzuela Ensembles

9. Tomb Scene - Finale - Aida

SOPRANOS FULLER VOICED: (MIDDLE) Corinne, Alissa, Krista (again) Liora again, Liz Eiel

1. Cherry duet

2. All Mimi Ensembles

3. Where appropriate - Butterfly ensembles (e.g. one can sing the love duet but the letter scene demands a more mature voice).

4. Where appropriate All Countess or Susanna ensembles

5. Where appropriate all Donna Elvira or Donna Anna Ensembles

6. Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier

7. All Liu Ensembles

8. Tornami a dir che m'ami

9. Prendi l'anell ti dono

10. Trio Cavalleria Rusticana

11. Adele aand Roslinde Ensembles

12. Belle Nuit

13. Lakme duet

14. Flower duet - Butterfly

15. Frasquita ensembles (Card Scene top priority)

16. 1st lady Magic Flute quintet - Act 1

17. Only where comfortable All Manon and Faust ensembles

18. 1st and 2nd & third Acts Boheme Ensembles

19. Gretel in finale of Hansel & Gretel

20. All Manon ensembles

21. All Werther ensembles

SOPRANOS FULLER VOICED: HIGHER Monica, Meredith, Julie (again) Liora (again) Mary (again), Alissa (again)

1. Please learn as quickly as possible the Magda role in La Rondine quartet. We have no Magda at the moment.

2. Doretta Scene

3. Veglia donna

4. Dite alla giovine

5. All Musetta ensembles - 2nd 7 3rd acts la boheme

6. Adele & Rosalinde

7. Piangi, piangi - rigoletto

8. All Traviata ensembles

9. Belle Nuit

10. Lakme duet

11. All Gilda Ensembles - Rigoletto

12. All La Rondine Ensembles

13. Lisette in la Rondine Quartet

14. All Susanna ensembles

15. Cherry Duet

16. Ottello quartet

17. Try the duet from Ottello end Act 1 with Ottello. (if it doesn't feel comfortable, drop it.)

18. All Liu ensembles

19. All Lucia ensembles

20. All Faust ensembles with top priority Faust finale

21. All Donizetti and Rossini Ensembles that are comfortable for the voice.

MEZZOS: We range here to near contralto (Olga) to light Mezzo (Silvana) It's a difficult category of voice for which to choose repertoire. Therefore I leave it to you to pick and choose accordingly. Do not just learn one role in an ensemble but all roles in that scene or ensemble that suit the voice.

1. Andrea, Olga, Danielle, Victoria, Jeeminn, (Kathleen M and Grace V are out till June.

2. 3rd Lady in Magic Flute quintet -Act 1

3. All Carmen ensembles that feature both Mercedes and/or Carmen

4. All Barber of Seville ensembles

5. Witch, Hansel and mother in finale of Hansel & Gretel

6. Maddalena in Rigoletto Quartet.

7. All Cherubino ensembles

8. All Scenes that can be built around arias or ensembles of Samson et Delilah

9. Octavian ensembles

10. Finale Trio Mignon

11. All Werther ensembles

12. Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana Trio

13. All Suzuki ensembles (urgent priority the trio act 3)

14. All Faust ensembles

15. Love duet- Boris Goudonov

16. Orloffsky in Bruderlein und Schwesterlein and other ensembles

17. Belle Nuit

ALL WOMEN SINGERS LEARN THE CAT DUET - I DUE GATTI - ROSSINI

I have probably forgotten quite a few numbers but you are open to remind me. Our voices come and go and it is difficult to consider each one in trying to arrange repertoire. I have concentrated on those roles which are always being performed and which can earn you an excellent income if you master them.

Above all, give me your own suggestions.

See you all on Tuesday.