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Reddit mentions of The New Kobbe's Opera Book
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- Plus it is compatible with Windows Live Messenger so it is easy to keep in touch with everyone. (Xbox LIVE Gold membership required for Facebook and Twitter features)
- Communicate quickly and easily with other gamers on Xbox LIVE
- Great for Facebook and Twitter and compatible with Instant Messenger
- Update your profile, message friends or enter codes in seconds
- Snaps onto controller for easy use
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 10.54 Inches |
| Length | 8.18 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | November 1997 |
| Weight | 5.15 Pounds |
| Width | 2.31 Inches |
Soon to be masters grad (soprano) here.
A high quality recording device can be very useful. The non-musically inclined electrical engineer boyfriend bought me a Tascam DR-05 with a small stand and case for my birthday last year. (It also came with a fun lesson from him on how sound recording works -- talk about nerd-out connection!) It is wonderfully portable and I use it all the time to record lessons, coachings, and practice sessions. Also on the tech front, the best investment I EVER made as a singer was a great set of noise canceling headphones. (I have Bose QC-15s that I bought in 2010.) They are a godsend when I am traveling for auditions and have become an integral part of shutting out the rest of the world for my pre-performance/audition routine. In terms of listening to her own voice, good headphones or speakers are pretty much a requirement since most speakers/headphones can't handle the high upper partials of the high notes in the female operatic range.
What I always, always, always want for every occasion that merits presents are books and/or scores to build my personal library. There is a good chance that she has a list of things that she would like to own and you might consider asking if you're not invested in surprising her.
Nice opera scores are always a great option. Consider looking for a hard-bound score (like Ricordi or Bärenreiter) for one of the major mezzo role operas like Carmen, Werther, or Barber of Seville. (They are not particularly cheap.) You might consider asking her singer friends what roles she might be expected to sing during her career to guide your selections.
A great song cycle for mezzo could also be a nice gift. Jake Hegie's [The Deepest Desire] (http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/the-deepest-desire-piano-vocal-score-sheet-music/19646133) is still under copyright so she wouldn't just be able to print it from a free online resource like imslp.
Reference books could also be a great idea since she's about to lose access to a lot of materials that she has probably used on a regular basis through her university. A libretto collection and the New Kobbes Opera Book are two that immediately come to mind.