the fractional relationship you refer to, in regard to ms. horne, to me, sounds like a description of sensations rather than something that is actually going on. also, in the hines book, she talks about a passaggio occuring around the F just above middle C which, indicates to me, someone who switches to 'head' voice too low (and by that, i mean someone who switches to the 'light' mechanism (which i really call falsetto) which, i view as a consideration of how the folds are being used as opposed to the resonance). it is this practice, btw, that i think leads to wobbles.
von stade, i always have thought, is a soprano imitating mezzos. if she were, she would have to use her 'heavy' mechanism to sing the low range. i don't know her singing as well (can't stand her enough to listen to her) so, i can't really say i would have any idea as to where she does any kind of switching.
mike
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