Comments on: CLIP of BROADWAY 101…HEAD VOICE vs. CHEST VOICE

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:41:17 +0000

There’s a great youtube clip right now on parterre.com in which famous old operatic mezzos debate the use of the chest voice in their respective singing - or deny that these huge, honking sounds are actually “chest” sounds. I think that people forget that both are vital to effective singing. Who wants to hear some soprano whose voice evaporates as the line descends?

By: James

James — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:01:13 +0000

This is so true, Seth! I’m just listening to the London cast recording of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and at the end of “Mama Will Provide” the singer, who has been belting the entire song, ends up going into head voice for the final F and Ab. It was one of the major let downs of my day.

By: Johan

Johan — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:03:16 +0000

Personally I’m always a big belting-fan.
And brava to Andrea McArdle, that tomorrow is frickin’ amazing!