The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
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child has . voice of such strength or COM
pass, but Albani. the great contraito, wasa
very little girl when she sang the difficult
roulades Of Rossini, and Bosio made her
debut in opera before she was IS. The
earlier singing Is taught the better, pro-
vided always the voice Is not strained. A
girl should not be allowed to reach after
high notes or TO test the range Of her voice
too early. Was Withdrawn from stage
singing At IL or IL. but Strakosch kept me
as hard study until was Is. Then made
my debut In New York g Lucia. That
WAS in 1859, and have been singing since
constantly. No. Il il not true that there Is
anything abnormal in the very early de-
velopment Of musical gifts.
What kind Of training would you rec
ommendf'
lizard work. That's about all there il
to il, except. of course. one must have
mothods."
us il possible for singer to get thorough
musical training in this countryf''
II know very little about your masters.
There must be some excellent ones"
III . girl goes abroad should she study
in Paris or Milan or Munich?"
ocfmouy LUZ aAH&Ct1 S0tUI. vi
harmony. yes. For thorough grounding
in the principles Of musical composition.
yes. But for the voice. oh, no. Now, If
you quote me. don't make me say this I'M
kindly or rudsly. for indeed l am ex-
tremely fond OF the German operas, but l
would not advise woman TO sing in u who
isn't prepared to sacrifice her voice for .
brief triumph just as the bee does his life
when he stings. Wagnerian music calls
for constant succession Of new singers.
Msterna has been singing some time. and
she sings magniiicentiy, but that is not the
rule. I never heard Lehman. She was
not talked Of when ! sang in Germany.
Wagners operas are not constructed with
the slightest reference to the possibilities
OF the voice. and his demands on il are
wildly unreasonable.
a girl who would make . singer, pure
and simple. should 30 to Paris and put her
self under the charge OF Nine. Marchesi,
the best teacher Of singing in the world.
Then she will learn something Of the laws
of good voice production. Marchesi
trained such voeaiists as Gerster and
Treheii. Or else a student should 60 TO
Milan for good Italian master.
How would you advise young singer
10 regulate ner 1904
Dieting for the sake Of the voice is non-
sense. There must be moderation, of
course, in all things, for the singer. above
all other persons. must study intciligenfiy
her individual health conditions. She
must learn how to keep herself veil. The
girl who is ambitious to sing need not deny
herself anything she fancies At the table
unless that particular thing happens TO
disagree with her or unless, indeed. she Is
10 appear on tho stage that same day. On
the day Of . puhisc performance IL Is neoes-
sAry 10 eat very little.
.-soup 10 really the best food for singers,
strong soup. well made. Rare beef 10 GOOD.
fruit and Vegetables. Pastry and sweets
are not good. bat are 10 be avoided more
because they hurt the comrlexiou than be-
cause they affect the voscs especially"
-What wines may young singer allow
herself 2"
'slf she really means to xnccsei. no wines
81 all don't believe In wine. il hurss the
throat almost invariably Some young
singers know. are not strong. and doc
tors prescribe elsses tel them: bat il l. .
bad practice % drink IL For myself 1
nsver toach vine. drink water. or. 4
need . stlmasant. take water with little
whisky In Il
III yoa we're interested in gin with 4
voice ucasd yoa hare her go in for aihlss-
les 10 build herself up physically -
That would b rainoas policy. Thc