| re: it's an opera, and Jackman isn't the right fit vocally |
| Posted by: Chromolume 04:04 pm EST 02/07/22 |
| In reply to: re: it's an opera, and Jackman isn't the right fit vocally - Chazwaza 06:08 am EST 02/07/22 |
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You did, I assume, see the post that explained that Valjean was originally written in baritone range, until they cast Colm Wilkinson and moved the role up.
Had we been used to hearing "Bring Him Home" in a lower key, no doubt - no doubt at all - you'd be defending that key us "notably more effective."
A good portion of musical theatre songs are transposed after the fact, to fit the performer. And changes get made along the way - for replacements, for understudies, and for tours. And beyond. Even a passing glance at bits of Sondheim's manuscripts will show that he often penned his songs in different keys than where they ended up in the show. Similar to the Valjean situation, Fosca was to be a soprano before they cast Donna Murphy, then the keys all came down.
And even in opera, transpositions happen.
It's silly to think otherwise. I'm sorry, but I'm not. |
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