Dear Lloyd and all,
Actor Richard Chamberlain stated once in an interview that, when he went to
England to study drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, there was a great
emphasis placed on the "sing-song" of Shakespeare's words. He also mentioned
that a "vocal specialist" (not sure exactly what this means) was brought in to
teach correct breathing. As most of us know, breathing for stage speech
production and breathing for singing is very closely related with some
differences.
On a personal note, when I perform in a straight play or a musical or operetta
with dialogue, I utilize those same breathing mechanisms, for the most part,
that I use when singing. I can endure longer, vocally, on stage that way.
This may be common knowledge for most of us, but I thought I'd mention once
more.
Chris
Christopher Caleffi
Lloyd wrote:
COMMENT:
I hear the same qualities when Shakespeare is done well. There is a
"music" to the spoken poetry that gives it a unique meaning that is more
absorbed than understood. It is for this reason that reading Shakespeare
is so different from hearing it read (if the reading is good, which, I am
sorry to say, is not always easy to find).
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