Great Singers on Great Singing: A Famous Opera Star Interviews 40 Famous Opera Singers on the Technique of Singing (Kindle Edition)
Written by admin on July 2, 2009 under Singer.
Amazon.com Review
If some of renowned bass Hines’s “great singers” seem to have been included more for political reasons (after all, he had to work with these people) than because they were truly great, most of them do rate the title, and there’s something for the singer to learn from almost all of them–about technique, learning music, developing the voice, preserving the voice–even if in a few cases it’s what not to do. If nothing else, the book proves what an inexact sci (more…)
Philomena
July 3, 2009 at 3:11 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for aspiring singers
Jerome Hines interviewed about 40 opera singers for this book, among which are the most famous from 20th century.
Nuala
July 3, 2009 at 8:35 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great singers on great singing
This was a gift to my daughter who is in college studying voice like I did. It was on her wish list and she loved getting it on Christmas morning.
Nuria
July 3, 2009 at 11:38 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating for singers
This has long been one of my favourite books on singing. I lent my copy to a fellow singer and never saw it again.
Jennyl
July 3, 2009 at 4:26 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Great Book On Great Singers
A book that interviews 40 famous opera singers including well known singers suh as Pavarotti, Domingo, Corelli, Sutherland, Horne, Milnes etc.
Worth
July 3, 2009 at 11:03 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
For all aspiring great singers!
This book was recommended by Rebecca Cook-Carter in a master class of hers that I attended. I’ve loved every page I read!
Caitlin
July 4, 2009 at 1:57 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for students!
I was assigned to read this book and write ten critiques from ten article in this book. I first read this book as a student who loved the great singers of the past.
Ira
July 4, 2009 at 2:55 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Singers on Great Singing
My husband is an opera lover and has loved listening to the human singing voice his whole life. I bought this book for him for his birthday, and he is delighted with it.
Baina
July 4, 2009 at 10:06 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
Anectodal interviews with little sustance
As Head of Voice at a University Conservatorium, I had hoped to use this book as a text for a course about Performance Preparation.
Sylvia
July 4, 2009 at 11:29 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good reading!
You won’t learn how to sing with this book but if you already have a good technique and just want to hear how others put their vocal technique into words then this is a good read…
Kyna
July 4, 2009 at 3:56 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Singer interviews Opera Stars on the Art of Song
The classical music world lost an outstanding bass when Jerome Hines died. Hines holds the record for most performances at the venerable Metropolitan Opera House and was an…