Do you select the music you sing or does the repertoire
select you? Successful young singer
stories and repertoire selection. With
Whom Do You Identify? Part 4 – Melissa Rivera
Melissa Rivera is a classically trained singer who has successfully
transitioned into musical theatre. As a student
pursuing a master of music degree in opera/musical theatre performance, Melissa
has always sung in choirs, been in musical productions, and sung pop tunes for
fun. Melissa admits that she never
really intended to be a classical singer, but chose to study voice because she
knew she wanted to sing. When she heard
about auditions at a local community theater, she asked her voice teacher to
help her prepare for the audition. In
preparing, they realized that she had a strong belt voice and a lot of
potential. At that point, she knew that
musical theatre was her niche- she received a callback for a leading role and
was cast in both The Sound of Music
and My Fair Lady. www.classicalsinger.com
November 2012.
Melissa Rivera made the transition to Musical Theatre with
luck and hard work. Shortly after
receiving her Bachelor’s she found success working at the professional and
community theatre levels and won first place in the musical theatre division at
the NATS Mid-Atlantic Regionals. Melissa
states, ‘my voice took to musical theatre very well once I began to understand
the differences between operatic and musical theatre styles, developing the
middle mix of the weight of the voice.’ www.classicalsinger.com
November 2011. Her voice naturally took
to musical theatre despite her classical training. Her personality and voice led her to change
her singing path to pursue musical theatre.
Melissa's voice chose the right repertoire for her after some study. How does your voice respond to what you are singing?
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