Pur Dicesti O Bocca Bella by Lotti

Robert May singing Pur Dicesti O Bocca Bella by Lotti

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Robert
• May
• singing
• Pur
• Dicesti
• Bocca
• Bella
• by
• Lotti

[voicerawks]

woah..dude you are such a great tenor! You sang it really well man! I am singing this in school but in a lower key...hope to see more videos of this! KEEP IT UP!

[dulcicantor]

Thank you, thank you! I just recorded my college auditions last week, so I'll upload them soon. I appreciate you comment. : )

[neelsdp1]

I love your voice and I'm glad you use it very well - I hope you never stop singing! I'll always watch out for your newer recordings - curious to hear how and where you improve as a model for myself. Thanks for posting this and others.

[dulcicantor]

Thanks so much! My college audition recordings are coming up, so I'll try to upload them, since I think I'm doing it in a DVD format.

[iluvswaffles]

@TehJonneh 'til the end :)

[Shandyroo1]

Instead of "boc-ca", where you have a little lift in the middle, extend vowel 'o' and sing through the phrase. Where we get to the decorative coloratura passages, the same applies. Although, revise how you attempt this part, sing through it with plenty of diaphragmatic support. My apologies if I sound negative it's not my intention. You have the promise of a wonderful tenor, and for a first attempt at Italian you did a cracking job, might I suggest you look at it again now? 4 years on? Brava!

[Shandyroo1]

A charming performance. I performed this piece as part of an examination some years ago now. I would advise however, as @iluvswaffles suggests, to focus on your vowels. Remember, these are a singers best friend and Italian is littered with them - a beautiful language to sing in. Really make the most of the opening consonant in 'Pur', this can help lift you into the vowel and create the flirtatious/confident effect. Observe the word 'bocca', try and get the word together without breaking so much.

[TehJonneh]

@iluvswaffles I'm glad to have helped! :)

Vocalists gotta stick together. :P

[iluvswaffles]

@TehJonneh Thanks a ton! This really helped :D

[TehJonneh]

@iluvswaffles

make sure you know the other part well.

Good luck with it! It's one of my favorite songs to sing. :)

[TehJonneh]

@iluvswaffles Couldn't fit everything in the first box.

This piece is very bright and flirty, so play with and have fun with it! Use open vowels and make sure you're getting all the pronunciations for the words right. And don't push yourself too hard! If you are new to singing in foreign languages, or even singing in general, don't push yourself to do the runs if you just can't get them out right. Feel free to practice them, but if you know you're not going to learn them in time,

[TehJonneh]

@iluvswaffles Do you know IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)? If not, it's about to become your best friend. It teaches you how to sing in any language without actually having to know what anything means (though you should also make sure you understand the meaning too). Make sure you're singing the syllables correctly. The judges will know if you're not pronouncing correctly, and they'll get you for it. Other than that, singing in Italian is very enjoyable experience.

[iluvswaffles]

@dulcicantor I'm singing this song for a vocal recital. Its the first song I've ever sang that isn't in English, so I might need some help. Any tips for a newbie?

[qw3rtydud3]

Lovely tone and legato... but you're supposed to be singing of your desire to make love to a beautiful woman!