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Daily Archives: November 27, 2013
NaBloPoMo XXVIII: It isn’t Over till the Fat Lady Sings
“It isn’t over till the fat lady sings”
I won’t get time to write tomorrow, so I’m doing it today. Tomorrow I have a singing lesson in the morning and then in the evening, a rehearsal for the concert on Saturday. In between, I’ll probably need to lie down … Anybody who thinks singing isn’t a physical activity, … wrong! I know, it isn’t over till the fat lady sings – there is this lingering image of sopranos as large ladies. Continue reading
Posted in Music, Opera, Singing
Tagged Birgit Nilsson, Deborah Voight, Götterdämmerung, Liebestod, Maria Callas, NaBloPoMo, Opera, Richard Strauss
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