Wow so many singers who are interested in costuming. I have to admit I have only done a small amount of singing and only once in a circa 1800 corset. It did feel strange but those of you with more experience would suggest that more practice in it would probably help..
On 28/11/05, Marie Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks. > > Also coming in late... but this I can comment on. I do sing opera, > and I do wear corsets, sometimes both together. > (side note) Remember, corset shapes are not all the same. (/side note) > What I tend to wear are 1550+ to about 1700 corsets. Most of these are > somewhat cylindrical in shape. I have found that wearing a corset > actually helps my breath support, because it makes me more conscious > of the areas involved in supporting the voice. > > How to explain this... (insert useless floundering) gahh... I just > really can't think of a way to explain without putting my hands on > peoples backs, bellies and sides... > > Opera, any well supported singing for that matter, is not about big > lungs and gasping for air, It's about support, flow of the air > column, and unobstruction of the sound. And that's probably as clear > as mud. Hence why I don't teach voice. > > As for the Queen of the Night Aria... heheh... I cannot sing it I'm > not a Coloratura, but another of my coaches students can, and has, > while wearing a baroque gown, with corset. :> She brought the house > down. > > Mari / Bridgette > > On 11/28/05, Caroline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have come to this thread late so do appologise if this sorth of > > thing has been mentioned before. As a singer putting on a proper > > corset to sing means you can't get the air in nearly so well as > > without. The notes are then naturally shortened, compressed and > > quiter. Now perhaps the very 'big' singing of modern days would not > > sound so full or loud sung by women in corsettry. > > > > Alternatively - did opera singers wear corsets - I can't even begin to > > think how to sing something like the Queen of the night aria in a > > corset. > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Caroline _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
