Dear Martti and Vocalisters:
You wrote
>Still, what's the voice that for instance Carreras is using very much
>singing his high pianissimo notes? Is it the normal tenor head voice
>or is it a kind of lighter form of head voice?
The Carraras high pianissimo notes are, most likely true head voice.
Few operatic tenors use anything but the true head voice even when
singing in mezzo voce.
Falsetto is easily defined as the girlish voice you describe
especially if you are unable to produce a crescendo in this voice.
--
Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA
Professor of Voice, Pedagogy
School of Performing Arts
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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