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Did you know... that American mezzo-soprano Cecelia Hall portrayed the lead male role in Mozart's Ascanio in Alba?
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Latest comment: 9 months ago4 comments2 people in discussion
This article relies too heavily on artist bios on the websites of orchestra and opera companies. These bios are typically written by the artist themselves, or by their personal paid PR agent and talent management group. They are entirely not independent and should not be used to verify content on wikipedia per policy at WP:VERIFIABILITY. Additionally, it's not clear to me that Seen and Heard International is a reputable website with appropriate editorial controls. I'm sure this production had reviews in more traditional media like local newspapers which would be far preferable over the use of this website. Lastly, it would be preferable not to use the Juilliard Journal if possible, as school newspapers covering students/alumni is not ideal under sourcing guidelines. I don't think there is a serious notability problem here because there is likely to be coverage of this artist in reviews in better publications. Please put the work in and find better sources for this same content.4meter4 (talk) 02:17, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
The information (not bio) from opera houses is only used to support that she performed these roles at these houses at certain times. There is nothing promotional in that information. Also, German opera houses are non-profit cultural organizations, like museums. Would you discredit information from a museum about a piece of art is displays. I will look for more reviews in addition, but not today, - RL. I am not sure about finding something better than the Juillard journal because that was rather long ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:16, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
1. Museums are cultural institutions that curate and preserve art and other artifacts deemed of cultural or historical significance, and which do research on those artworks or artifacts. They are in essence more akin to a library or university than an opera house, theatre, or art gallery. They do not typically commission new works of art and are not involved in the making of art typically. Further, not all museums have great editorial controls in publications. In general, we would consider museum publications WP:SELFPUBLISHED (unless done with an independent academic publisher) that could be used under certain circumstances (depending on the author, and editorial practices of the institution.) The rare museums that make original art and write on that art would be considered WP:PRIMARY SOURCES on those works, and those sources that should be used sparingly per WP:Verifiability.
2. Opera houses and theaters, even government supported ones, are essentially institutions in the business of making theatrical productions. These are living art forms and the people making them lack independence from the work they are doing. In other words, all theatre, orchestra, opera company websites are WP:PRIMARY SOURCES. They should therefore not be used whenever possible per WP:No Original Research. That's not to say they can't be used at all, but caution is needed.
3. I think the Juillard Journal is not ideal, because it is an institution writing on itself and those connected to it. It's an independence issue. A better source is preferable, but it's not necessary to remove the source if a substitute cannot be found.
4. The general issue here Gerda is not that any one of these sources can't be used on its own in a limited way but the fact that so many of the sources are WP:PRIMARYWP:SELFPUBLISHED sources, and that there are very few independent secondary sources used; none of which address the subject "directly and in detail". This is a blatant fail to follow WP:PSTS policy which states "Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources, to a lesser extent, on tertiary sources and primary sources. Per WP:No original research and WP:SIGCOV we should not be building articles predominantly from these type of materials. This is an issue of source balance, and more broadly following the spirit of how we go about article construction under wikipedia's general notability guidelines for what makes a topic encyclopedic.
It's helpful. I just return from the opera. It is a cultural institution. I have company, so more tomorrow. I have five reviews that I found already in my sandbox. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:04, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 9 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Why does the article title include '(mezzo-soprano)' next to her name? It seems unnecessary, as there appears to be no other individual named Cecelia Hall with whom she could be confused. Gor1995𝄞14:43, 5 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
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750, thank you for taking this up! You may have seen in the history that I began this article, but 4meter4, not convinced of the reliability of some sources, added many sources and much of the content, - I offered to 4meter4 to nominate this for GA, but decided - once it was that much improved - to do it.
In 2016, Hall used her North Carolina accent to great effect as Ruby could we explain what "great effect" means in a footnote?
I don't know. English is not my first language, - is sounds concise and self-explanatory to me. She had this accent after growing up there, which the role needed, so it came naturally to her, which added to the effectiveness pf her portrayal, - that's what I understand. As it happens, I spent three months in North Carolina, and years later I was told in New York State that I had a Southern accent. --GA
In May 2024, she is scheduled to perform the title role in Bizet's Carmen with the Austin Lyric Opera,[67] and perform as the alto soloist in Mozart's Requiem with the New York Philharmonic and Musica Sacra under conductor Kent Tritle.[68] i'd recommend removing the second "perform".
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I'd recommend archiving the sources, but other than that I'm happy to pass the source review. Earwig shows an unlikely copyright violation figure of 13.8%. 750h+08:22, 14 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
So essentially you just go to “View history” and under where it says “Filter revision”, you’ll see “Fix dead links”, press that. once you get there, tick the bar that says “Add archives to all non-dead references (Optional)“ and press analyze! 750h+10:25, 14 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you. (I need a ping only when you think I'm not responding in a reasonable time.) I signed on, and managed! - I believe that none of the steps looked self-explanatory ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:51, 14 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
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