You should totally audition for Princess Ida, even if you want to attach the caveat of "I don't want to be Blanche." It doesn't hurt to try, and there's no good reason to think of yourself as limited to the contralto roles. (I don't know enough about the show to comment on the suitability of Psyche for you, but it sounds like you are mostly being negative for typecasting reasons, to which I say "bah!") I at least try to think of myself as a possibility for any part I can plausibly sing that isn't an awful character fit. And in the end it all depends on a lot of different things, including who else auditions.
I don't have much to say on the subject of breath line, unfortunately. I do enjoy lip trills, but mostly as light warmup and relaxation thing. I could ask my teacher for suggestions when I see him tomorrow, if you'd like.
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Date: 2007-01-24 04:44 pm (UTC)I don't have much to say on the subject of breath line, unfortunately. I do enjoy lip trills, but mostly as light warmup and relaxation thing. I could ask my teacher for suggestions when I see him tomorrow, if you'd like.