Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...> wrote:
Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...> wrote:
> One countertenor who has never sounded like ANY falsetto is
> involved in his vocal production is Dominique Visse. Indeed, if
> you didn't know he was a man, your ears would deceive you into
> thinking he was a woman, or perhaps a natural "morph" (comparable
> to the technological "morph" they created for FARINELLI). Any
> thoughts on Visse and where he fits in "countertenordom"?
I've only heard a few recordings of Visse, but I agree about
his tone. He sort of reminds me of Yoshikazu Mera, and I can't help
wondering if their similar physical state (both very short and no
facial hair whatsoever) has anything to do with it. I've never heard
Visse speak, but I get the sense he'd have a tenorino (basically an
unchanged) speaking voice, much like Mera's, another very androgynous
countertenor.
It may be their smaller larynges that make them sound somewhat
feminine. I have no doubt that the mechanism at the top is just like
any other countertenor, but that the size and shape of their vocal
tract give them a more womanly tone.
Tako
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