As you will no doubt know from my last post, I am currently listening to Russell Oberlin (who considered himself to be a true haute-contre) and I feel very strongly connected to his sound. The other day one of my students, a young high baritone, walked in for his lesson and I had the [...]
Entries from September 2007
September 16, 2007
Falsetto, Counter Tenors And The Great Russell Oberlin
I have been listening this week to a CD of Handel arias sung by the remarkable Russell Oberlin [b. 1928] whose vocal sound I adore. He was a true counter tenor (as he explains and demonstrates in a clip on You Tube) not a falsettist. Active mainly in the 50’s and 60’s he sang [...]
September 5, 2007
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
“Mirror, Mirror on the wall
Who is the greatest singer of them all?”
Well, it could be you if you practise in front of a mirror! Seriously, the mirror is the greatest tool we have to monitor and improve our singing technique. I am struck time and time again in the writings of these early bel canto [...]
