Messa di voce as the principal source of expression (increasing the volume of the note without changing it in any other way)įrequent alteration of tempo through rhythmic rubato - the quickening and slowing of the tempo, usually at the discretion of the singer or the conductor
Think Eminem and Rhianna.Ī liberal application of more than one type of portamento (increasing or decreasing the pitch from one syllable to the next without releasing - and using speed and vibrato) Throughout, there are sequences where the vocal lead is singing melodically and the second voice is simultaneously staccato, as though whispering into the ear. Matching register and tonal quality of the voice to the emotional content of the wordsĪ highly articulated manner of phrasing based on the insertion of grammatical and rhetorical pausesĪ delivery varied by several types of legato and staccato (this is one of my favorite aspects of The Elixer of Love.
Prosodic singing - the musical phrase matches the grammatic phrase Short video preview of the Washington National Opera production of The Elixir of Love.Ĭourtesy of Wikipedia, Italian bel canto operas are characterized by: For more information on how the conductor of the Lyric, Enrique Mazzola, and the singers work together in a bel canto performance, here’s Chris Jones’s review from the Chicago Tribune.
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