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Who is this guy? Campbell Vertesi is an operatic bass, of the very low sort. His fach is sometimes called "Basso Profundo" - that's Italian for "he sings really low." Even lower than most basses, which is a bit frightening. He specializes in bass roles like Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Sparafucile (Rigoletto), and Colline (La Bohème). This site chronicles Campbell's progress as he begins a career as a young opera singer. If you would like to know more, or wish to submit a complaint about any of the content posted here, please feel free to send him an email.
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Sun, 2006-12-03 02:26
Well, if you are a bad musician, then I must be too, because I feel pretty much the same way about art song. ;) For me the number one deterent is the lack of repertoire for specialty voices--I'm a high coloratura soprano. I don't mind the "compressed" dramatic scale of art song so much; however, what gets to me with a lot of the art song repertoire is that it seems that the piano gets all the good/interesting/fun musical stuff, and the singer's part seems like it isn't even as important as the accomp. sometimes.
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