Opera Singing

[Caenus]

Can someone please recommend me some books about how to learn opera singing,technique,etc.?

Cheers!

[VideoHere]

are you a beginner?

if the answer is "yes" that's the one genre of singing where you really need to get with a classical teacher right from the start.

the genre is so perfection oriented you really aren't going to find a book that's gonna do it for you. books can be supplements but a solid teacher is the way to go.

[Caenus]

a beginner in classical singing yes!!but i sing often rock,country,blues and right now i'm a tenor in my local choir,right now i'm using Brett's Manning Singing Success do you think that'll help me?

[Owen Korzec]

a beginner in classical singing yes!!but i sing often rock,country,blues and right now i'm a tenor in my local choir,right now i'm using Brett's Manning Singing Success do you think that'll help me?

Not with classical singing, no way. With the other styles, maybe.

[Caenus]

I usually imitate opera singers from youtube and I think i sound pretty good(for a amateur) but I'm afraid that'll damage my voice

[Owen Korzec]

I usually imitate opera singers from youtube and I think i sound pretty good(for a amateur) but I'm afraid that'll damage my voice

If you don't feel like you are straining and it doesn't make you go hoarse quickly, it's probably healthy.

[Felipe Carvalho]

Imitating on your own and without discomfort is fine, but keep in mind there are limits to what you can do and its very easy to start to little by little "allow" a bit more of discomfort to achieve a bit more of quality.

Just dont pick exercises and try to do it alone, it will go wrong.

[ronws]

We have a member who is studying opera singing with an opera coach, with a goal toward singing arias.

People tend to not listen to him.

So, at the risk of sounding like Felipe on most other days, you need a coach. You cannot learn opera from a book. And, keep in mind, that if you really want to go into legit opera, it could be ten years before you are getting leading roles.

[Remylebeau]

Do you actually want to sing opera, or do you want to just sing with an operatic-sounding tone every now and again. If it's the latter, use the fundamentals you already have, but keep your vowels dark/larynx low, and use joined onsets as much as possible.

If you actually want to sing opera, find a good teacher. Most of us don't really have a clue how it's done.

[Caenus]

Yeah i kinda wanted to sing arias and stuff,but thank you all for the advice !!!

[Guest]

You're going to have to look hard for a great opera teacher. I believe a huge part of the technique is BREATH support - not a single drop wasted. Also a lot of the male opera use low-larynx technique for a boomier sound. Nothing is wrong with imitating them but if you genuinely want to be an opera singer a few lessons with someone who can "sing the sing" will be well worth it.

[Caenus]

I don't wanna make a career in opera just to learn singing opera,so when i perform localy i can change my reperoire.

[Guest]

I THINK anything TVS + practising the dampening exercises combined with the basic routines will work for you. I don't think you can say "I am a legit opera singer" but if you LISTEN to Rob he has that "operatic" sound about him it's just tailored towards his genre!

Again I think dampening and breath support are huge. Basically it's all eerily similar lol! Because those things are big at TVS too :)

[ronws]

I think the op should get points for having a login that is the latin for dog.

[Consumingfire39]

I THINK anything TVS + practising the dampening exercises combined with the basic routines will work for you. I don't think you can say "I am a legit opera singer" but if you LISTEN to Rob he has that "operatic" sound about him it's just tailored towards his genre!

Again I think dampening and breath support are huge. Basically it's all eerily similar lol! Because those things are big at TVS too

The perfect support will naturally cause all the dampening they need, in my opinion.