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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