On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 RALUCOB@a... wrote:
> one of the problems in discussing this topic is an agreement on terms.
> stefan zucker, 'freak of the universe'
Ah! FINALLY...something we can all agree on!
> whatever you call it, i say that the voice that daniels sings in and the > voices simionato and troyanos sang in are the same, individual differences > aside.
I disagree here. While Daniels was the first countertenor to apply an operatic standard to his vocal type, that standard is still applied to a falsetto quality. I will not begin to try and express this in scientific terms; I'll leave that to Lloyd and Randy. Counting Steven Rickards and David Walker among my friends, I have heard them sing many times; I've heard David do Schubert, and I quote, 'in his real voice', though Steven has never had any connection with 'his real voice', singing alto throughout his high school chorus years in Daytona, FL. David, however, does speak with a 'baritonal' quality.
> simionato would do a reverse yodel for the lowest notes
Yes, and why has God been so cruel as not to supply a singer who could yodel in this manner in her repertoire since?
Oh, and mike, I, for one, find it very scary that as a self-professed opera hater, you are familiar with singers that many voice teachers are not. Are you sure you are not simply a professional devil's advocate? ;)
Best,
Mark Montgomery
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