Just a few thoughts running through my head when I came across this
post:
Audra McDonald was educated at Juilliard and has a BM in classical
voice from this instituition which would lead me to believe that
while she was there, she probably was involved in classical recital
or opera in some way, although she has never been involved in these
professionally.
I wonder if the pop singer Jewel has yet been mentioned. It is my
understanding that she was on scholarship to the Interlochen Academy
in Michigan and pursued classical training there. From what I have
heard, she wanted to be an opera singer until she was told that it
would take at least ten years to establish a career in this field.
Two years later, she released her award winning debut CD "Pieces of
You".
Audrey Gamez
--- In vocalist-temporary@y..., Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...> wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Erica Zweig wrote:
>
> > "Caio Rossi" wrote: can anyone mention a non-classical
> > singer who sings like classical singers, in terms of not
> > belting, no changing his or her timbre throughout his or
> > her range, etc?
>
>
> I can think of a few who sang/sing as if they were classically
trained,
> though I don't believe any of them ever sang opera or classical art
song
> recitals, or even much operetta (if any):
>
> Alfred Drake
> Portia Nelson
> Barbara Cook
> Philip Quast
> Julie Andrews
> Audra McDonald
> John Cullum
> Clifford David
> Jerry Orbach
> Brian Stokes Mitchell
>
>
> Here are others who sing with a consistency of line, timbre, and
without
> belting (unless they CHOOSE to do so for effect), but who do not
sound
> "classical":
>
> Leon Bibb
> Bing Crosby
> Jim Reeves
> Joe Williams
> Alice Faye
> Ella Fitzgerald
> Sarah Vaughan
> Annie Haslam (a vibratoless "early music" voice if I ever heard one)
> Dinah Shore
> Jo Stafford
>
> Among rock singers, I think perhaps Freddie Mercury - who I believe
WAS
> classically trained; all his belting, timbre changes, etc. I am
sure were
> entirely intentional and under his control - the results of artistic
> choice, and not technical deficiencies.
>
> Karen Mercedes
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> I will sing with the spirit, and I
> will sing with the understanding also.
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