"Michael <chosdad@y...>" <chosdad@y...> wrote: > Is this possible? Yes, but not that common. And, more > importantly, not that useful.
Devil's advocate here ;-)
Maybe not userful for your standard opera, but Peter Maxwell Davies makes great use of an "extended" voice in 8 Songs for a Mad King. If I remember correctly, the range is from A1 to D6. Of course, the whole point is to show off how crazy the King has become, but it is a useful artistic use of a large range nonetheless.
As a new music specialist, I have been called upon to produce (notice I don't say sing!) pitches from E1 (lowest E on the piano) to B6 (above Queen of the Night F) for various "artistic" <g> reasons in public.
Tako
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