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wasn’t cut out for it at the time. |
had to reevaluate what | was

going to do and music seemed became progressively
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he logical choice.”

Moreover, the highly dramatic
nature of operatic material
segued naturally from her interest
in acting.

“The thing with opera is that
it’s not just the words,” she says.

“t’s the communication of the
music, the actions, the facial
expressions.”

Rightfully so, considering the
librettos are generally written in

_ languages other than English.

“In the case of Jenufa,” says
Breier, “it’s the Czechoslovakian
dialect.of Moravian.

’ "You have to be able to pro-
nounce the words phonetically,
but you don’t have time to sign
up for language lessons.

"So | went-to-the library and
took out a ‘dictionary and a tape
—- it’s.important to know what
the words mean. ;

“For:example, if one of the

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hand, you.can’t be singing that
he has a sausage.”

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“Essentially, the play is mak-
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obsession with all things
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What are the chances of
becoming the next Beverly Sills,
joan Sutherland ar Luciano
Pavarottt?

“E don't think it’s quite as diffi-
cult for a pop singer to make it
huge as for an opera singer,” says
Breier,”

But the chances of anyone
being successful as a musician
are pretty slim..

“You might be able to make
money at it, but you're not going
to make a living at it.”

Then again, you could always
sell yourself short and go for the
big bucks.

“I've toyed with the idea of
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“But, no, I’m not going to do
heavy metal.

“It’s very painful for me to
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