What the fach?

A supplement to a guest lecture I gave on gender roles and the fach system in a Women and the Arts class at Clayton State University.


Lyric Mezzo-soprano
Cherubino from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro

Cherubino




Dramatic Mezzo-soprano
Carmen from Bizet's Carmen

Carmen



Soubrette
Zerlina from Mozart's Don Giovanni

Zerlina


Lyric Coloratura
Gilda from Verdi's Rigoletto
(Some would take issue with this classification. Sometimes a heavier voice is cast in this role)

Gilda


Dramatic Coloratura
Lucia from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
(This role is also cast according to taste. For example, this singer does not have the heavier, darker tone often associated with this role)

Lucia



Lyric Soprano
Michaela from Bizet's Carmen

Michaela


Dramatic/Spinto Soprano
Aida from Verdi's Aida


Aida


Dramatic Soprano
Turandot from Puccini's Turandot
Turandot

Joyce Didonato will be performing a recital at Spivey Hall on the campus of Clayton State University on February 20 at 3 pm.  Here is a preview...






An interview with the Diva...


A BBC Radio interview with a few small video clips.


Dicsussing Barber of Seville in London:

Flicka speaks about her career