Word: draatic
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Conductors get considerable blame for young talent's biggest hurdle: the temptation to learn roles that are wrong for the individual voice. It could be a too-high tessitura, the range of notes where most of a part lies, or too heavy a draatic role. Especially in his later years, Herbert von Karajan was a great seducer of semiformed talent because he sought a clear, pure voice in almost any female role. Freni, offered the declamatory Turandot, and Rysanek, the taxing Salome, resisted. The maestro never called again...
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