Jerome Hines
Jerome Hines
Jerome A. Hineswas an American operatic bass who performed at the Metropolitan Opera from 1946-87...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth8 November 1921
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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Don't be led astray by the oversimplified notion that proper use of the breathing apparatus will magically provide a panacea for all your vocal problems. To say that vocal technique is nothing more than breath control is as foolish as saying that a steam locomotive is nothing more than a boiler.
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But, how little or how much of a good thing does it take to be bad? For example, water is good to drink. But drink too much of it and you drown!
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No matter what techniques and what disciplines you go through, I think there is one factor more intangible and that is the motivation to pick yourself off the ground when you've been totally bloodied and smashed and say, 'Let's fight some more.'.
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The motivation part is all essential in keeping my voice, but there are the human factors of discipline.
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When I came to the Met, Robert Merrill and Leonard Warren sounded more like basses than most of the basses you hear today.