- So sometimes singers are offered things
for which their voices are not appropriate
or they're not yet in a position technically
or perhaps musically to sing certain music.
This happens sometimes with opera,
particularly with opera that's being produced
on low budget or some urgency
and a senior might be asked to sing something.
My advice to them, if someone wants them to sing
and likes him well enough to sing,
if it's inappropriate and they say no
to that inappropriate opportunity,
if it's a group that they or an organization
that they should work with
then those people are going to respect that,
and actually think more of them,
that they were wise enough to turn down an opportunity,
than if they said yes to something
that they then really could not fulfill
the vocal or a musical demands of whatever that music was.
Of course this happens all the time
and they're famous instances of it,
when you come to the high levels of singing
and there's a lot more money involved,
it's pretty obvious why sometimes people take on
certain kinds of music
even if it's not correct music for them.
And there's clearly music that's written for some voices
but not for others, especially in the world of the opera,
and to a lesser degree in the song or (indistinct) world,
but I think people yeah are more respectful
of the singers that are able to be wise enough to say no.