You win! I heard Mel Blanc live in a talk at Susquehanna University around
1980. (My sister Chris, who graduated there, says that he attracted the
biggest attendance they ever had for a speaker.)
I just thought the late, great Mr. Blanc would be an interesting element to
introduce in the whole debate over who performs in a "normal" voice.
[But now I'm wondering: Was that in fact his "natural" voice, or just one
that he reserved for his personal use?]
Elizabeth Finkler
mightymezzo@h...
>From: Vicki Bryant <MezzoNotte@e...>
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>Monday, January 28, 2002, 1:22:08 PM, Elizabeth Finkler wrote:
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>EF> Bonus question: What was Mel Blanc's normal speaking range?
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>Mel's natural speaking voice was a low baritone - the closest
>"character" voice in pitch to his own was Foghorn Leghorn, as far as I
>can tell.
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>(I've got a videotape where Mel Blanc gives an interview, so I'm
>basing my views on his speaking voice there).
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>I also remember reading an article about him right after he died - it
>mentioned that an expert, in examining Mel's vocal cords, commented
>that he'd only seen one other pair quite as remarkable - in Enrico
>Caruso. Don't know the context - it just made an impression at the
>time, as did the lithograph entitled "Speechless"...
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>Vicki Bryant mailto:MezzoNotte@e...
>Naperville, IL
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