ernie asked:
<< Now, I've heard that an excessively fast vibrato is caused by lack of support & breath. Is this truth? >>
ernie,
as a long time member of this list i'm sure you can recall how many problems have been blamed on 'a lack of support' from 'no vibrato' to famine in third world countries and now 'fast vibrato'.
there was a time when i think it was quite fashionable for female singers to have chirpy little voices. you have already mentioned bidu sayao, i'd add lily pons (when i was a kid i thought her name meant lilly pond in french) and affecting the early singing of roberta peters and patrice munsel. you can hear sopranos in musical theater of the same era imitating this chirping.
i think a lot of singing is the result of intention and that technique only assists the purpose of the singer.
mike
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