Titta Ruffo - I Puritani: Suoni la tromba e intrepido

Titta Ruffo (June 9, 1877 - July 5, 1953) & Andres Perello De Segurola (?) sing this duet from Bellini's opera. Recored in 1907 when Ruffo was 30 years old. Funny how Ruffo's voice is darker and heavier than De Segurola who was a bass.:)

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[AmhranaiAlainn]

.. part2... To continue, true singing i.e. Bel Canto singing which has complete vocal freedom at its core is always about the business of 'saying' words and not about tone production. McCormack, Vallin, Caruso, Stracciari, Bjorling, Tetrazzini, Sayao to name a few, exhibited their true vocal signature when they sung. You can hear them speak when they sing. Almost everyone since 1960 in the opera world has sung in an unnatural manner and rarely revealed their own vocal freedom.

[MrCafiero]

@AmhranaiAlainn Don't bother with you convolution. I know way more about the voice than you ever will.  So move on.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@MrCafiero I wasn't looking for an argument by the way or a knowledge oneupmanship contest, just healthy discussion. So, I'll move on. But just one last simmering thought: God made our voices to say words, not to produce noise.

[MrCafiero]

@AmhranaiAlainn You cannot have a discussion when you don't have your facts straight and instead want to give nothing, but your opinion on things. Words are made up of vowels and consonants. And in singing the vowel balance is crucial. Melocchi was adamant about clear vowels. And you clearly don't know that.

[MrCafiero]

@AmhranaiAlainn Singing has no more to do with speaking than sprinting has to do with walking. They use some the same muscles, but nowhere close to the same way, intensity or skill. Singing should be clear with the vowels which give you the words, but there is much, much more involved than when you speak.

[MrCafiero]

@AmhranaiAlainn When you say a word and make a vocal there is "tone" production. It goes together.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@MrCafiero .. contd .. There is of course more demand put on the voice when one sings, but the unique vocal signature must remain the same. The voice is a finely balanced instrument and once a singer's mind perceives singing to be something separate from speaking the end result will be a loss of vocal freedom. Corelli could not sing naturally and effortlessly because he was always preoccupied with the physics of the voice. McCormack 'spoke' when he sang resulting in effortless and fine singing.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@MrCafiero In terms of our natural design, speaking & singing are of the same family. The subconscious natural syncronicity of the physical components that make up speech, when used in the same manner in singing will result in true natural effortless and very beautiful singing. Yes of course, clarity of word and true expression of the composition are vital. McCormack is a perfect example of a true Bel Canto singer especially at the start of his career before the smoking eroded his voice.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@MrCafiero ...contd... How can you be true in singing? By singing the way God wanted you to sing - naturally as you speak. When you speak you use the voice naturally and without any thought to the use of the voice other than wanting to be clear and meaningful. Natural (Bel Canto) singing is exactly the same - it is an extension of speaking. Of course singing asks more from the voice but only in terms of the level of expression and commitment to the composer. Melocchi did not teach Bel Canto.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@MrCafiero What I give is my opinion but based on fact from the traditional Professori. Of course, words are made up of vowels and consonants I did not state the opposite. But vowel colour which is unique to everyone is only true when the word is being 'said' not produced. When you speak you say words - it is the exact same in singing. Of course you must add expression and follow the line of the story that the composer has intended. Vowel balance and true colour are by products of being true.