how about classical?

[whitelotus]

Originally posted by sSsflamesSs Whitelotus, is your opera singing a hobby or a career? Just curious.

career

btw i love your avatar

[EvrLstngDaze]

If you don't like it you don't have to say "this might sound pathetic" thinking others might dissaprove. If they don't approve, who gives a xxxx

I see your point there, however I like to keep my mind open, which sometimes means sucking up and being humbe (not the same thing, but unfortunately often interchangeable) but rest assured that I do have my opinions and they are not very easily swayed

[jahannam]

Originally posted by EvrLstngDaze this might sound kinda pathetic, but I have never been able to like classical music. maybe I havn't listened to the real/emotional stuff. I guess I really like Gershwin's prelude 1 (sounds mysteriouly armenian like ) but I don't know if that counts as classical music. I'm more into rock at the moment (zeppelin, sabbath, alice in chains, smashing pumpkins, etc.) if you have any suggestions on what classical music to listen to let me know, I'd be glad to listen (since I'm kinda embarassed at the moment about not liking classical music)

lets see...
I don't know if I qualify as a classical music liking adviser , but lemme see here. if you're that much into rock, may be you should try this:
getting used to the sound of classical instruments, as opposed to listening to a brand new style of music, with brand new instrumental sounds.
how can you do that?
try finding something like APOCALYPTICA PLAYS METALLICA.
basically the "band"s name is apocalyptica, and they're four cellists playing Metallica masterpieces in this particular album.
They just give a whole new meaning to
Enter Sandman and master of puppets and the unforgiven and...(no lyrics of course)
so far whoever's listened to it in my car has ended up buying the cd.
or you could do the opposite.
listen to Vanessa Mae. she plays classical music on the electrical violin. it's crazy stuff . not too much of a strange music for a rock listener.
lemme know how this goes...

[sSsflamesSs]

Originally posted by whitelotus career

btw i love your avatar

Haha, thanks...sorry I took it down.

The reason I asked about your singing is because I sang for 4 years in high school, including opera, and loved it. Unfortunately, I haven't pursued it and feel as though I'm making a big mistake. So how did your career come to be?

[EvrLstngDaze]

try finding something like APOCALYPTICA PLAYS METALLICA.

I've actually heard the entire album or apocalyptica playing metallica, it's a nice concept, but seems a little bit dry and very choppy. I wish they had a constant bass behind it to hold the music together.

[jahannam]

Originally posted by EvrLstngDaze I wish they had a constant bass behind it to hold the music together.

lol
I think you should just stick with rock!
not everyone was meant to like classical.

[EvrLstngDaze]

I think you should just stick with rock!

hahaha, it just isn't working is it? lol I guess I grew up with rock/classic rock and it's hard to all of a sudden like a radically different type of music. I had a hard enough time with jazz.

[whitelotus]

Originally posted by sSsflamesSs Haha, thanks...sorry I took it down.

The reason I asked about your singing is because I sang for 4 years in high school, including opera, and loved it. Unfortunately, I haven't pursued it and feel as though I'm making a big mistake. So how did your career come to be?

i was in show choirs for over 6 years, throughout junior high and high school. It was more of a pop based music style. We would sing and dance, sort of a broadway type of thing.

my parents saw how much i appreciated it, and they wanted me to get into something more classy and suiting for me, so my dad introduced me to his friend, a internationally famous opera singer, Ellada Chakoyan. Ive been training with her for the past 3 years now .

[sleuth]

i was only 13 years old when saw opera"anush''.Ellada chakoyan was "'Anush""..she is fine opera singer but Gohar Gasparyan is the best..and Lusine Zakarayan was awesome.I was reading the thread ,hoping that someone will mention our classical music treasures like Xachaturyan, Tigranyan,Babajanyan,Mansuryan,Terteryan...unfortu natly our opera is pretty down now,thansk to Tigran levonyan

[whitelotus]

gohar is awesome

lusineh wasnt really an opera singer, she sang church songs more, in another type of vocal.

if she was to sing opera, it wouldnt be as good as her church style.