Musical Instruments and Conducting
Vocal technique and interpretations. Operatic mode and light mode.
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I've been wondering for a while whether a singer's range is just a technical factor or a gift, in the sense that one is simply born with it and at most just keeps it loose. What do you think...
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thallo
I have a question regarding the relationship between dynamics and register. I mean that, for example, the strings in the low register are thick and it is easier to produce "true" fortes; the...
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RedScharlach
These days I am in Turin singing with a choir; on Thursday and Friday we will be performing Mahler's Second Symphony with the RAI Symphony Orchestra. The choir in question is called Coro Mag...
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thallo
A "classic" example of "animalistic" vocal technique Exceptional! Singing The Magic Flute! And what high notes and trills!
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I read an article written by an Italian music critic who was harshly attacking Luciano Pavarotti. He said a lot of bad things about him: that he was arrhythmic, musically illiterate, and tha...
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thallo
Talented Little Girl Left the Judges Speechless and Gets a Standing Ovation http://www.godvine.com/Talented-Little-Girl-Left-the-Judges-Speechless-and-Gets-a-Standing-Ovation-4163.html
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My passion is Mozart and "unfortunately" having full confidence in his powerful means probably leads me to make a mistake regarding the subject of "Leitmotive" Several times in The Magic Flu...
I propose a listening of Riccardo Stracciari singing "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" from Rigoletto. Warm, fabulous legato, great depth and a wonderful combination of brightness and darkness...
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Here is the great Jon Vickers singing “Recondita Armonia” from Tosca. Dramatic, simple, balanced and without forcing; he also makes an expressive and sensitive use of dynamics. Jon Vickers -...
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thallo
One of the greatest tenors the world has ever heard is without a doubt Lauritz Melchior. Feel that technical mastery, completely open sound, vibrato almost imperceptible and well integrated...
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thallo
to view a part? I have a very simple piece, for piano and mezzo-soprano (or soprano); the text is in Italian (we are not talking about competitions, masterclasses, performances, or fees, but...
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Piccinesco
Did anyone see the Nabucco the other day on Rai5 (the one with Nucci)? What can be reproached to the soprano who played Abigaille? I liked her very much, but I would also like to understand...
Aside from the legendary one by Cathy Berberian, I would like to point out a couple of recordings that seem remarkable to me, that of Catrani and the other by Castellani: Laura Catrani sings...
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Thesimon
A few days ago, during the Christmas period, while talking to a friend of mine who owns a pub not far from my house where he often organizes concerts by emerging artists (from jazz to electr...
Hi, sorry to bother you, but I'm asking what types of contralto exist and perhaps if you can describe some of their characteristics. I am thinking of a piece where it will be very busy in th...
http://it.euronews.com/2012/12/11/russia-morta-la-soprano-galina-vishnevskaya/ Galina Vishnevskaya, opera star and widow of cellist Rostropovich, has died at the age of eighty-six. For years...
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Would you give me an opinion on this technique for managing high notes? It is a song by Stevie Wonder (Redemption Song) that you can hear here: When he goes up and enters the high notes, I d...
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AbateFaria
«Booing opera singers is like stalking» Gheorghiu: Italians are terrible but I am returning to La Scala http://www.corriere.it/cultura/12_maggio_15/cappelli-fischi-cantanti-lirici-come-stalk...
What do you think of this subject who appeared on X Factor and was defined as a countertenor? http://www.melty.it/x-factor-6-il-video-di-avetik-controtenore-acclamato-da-elio-e-snobbato-da-s...
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Thesimon
Hello beautiful people, I'm new, compliments on the site, it's lovely! I propose this listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuDj1d1K2vA In my opinion, this is one of the most revolutionary...
I am submitting these two interpretations of Doppelgaenger, both valid in my opinion, even if different Fischer-Dieskau: Richard Morrison: Dieskau sings everything slowly and with very delib...
I know it's never good to generalize, but I feel compelled to say that the so-called "French musical baroque" is such a cultural mystification it makes one want to vomit. Dozens of scholars,...
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thallo
http://video.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/la-voce-piu-bassa-del-mondo/103463/101843 0.189 Hz is 2/10 of Hz ... it should be well below the threshold of hearing, it would be a vibration...
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