Highest, Loudest and Overall Best Belters- Page 2

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 3/8/04 at 3:07pm

Bernadette Peters
Idina Menzel
Kristin Chenoweth
Louise Pitre
Audra McDonald
Jennifer Holiday
Carolee Carmello
Sutton Foster
Ruthie Henshall
Lea Solonga
Ethel Merman
Mary Martin
Julie Andrews
Patti Lupone
Liza Minnelli

[BroadwayPer4mer03]

Posted: 3/8/04 at 3:14pm

Bernedette Peters
Idina Menzel

[Crazy4MattMorrison52]

Posted: 3/8/04 at 3:29pm

kerry butler and idina menzel. and alsoo i find harvey part at the end of big dollhouse kinda funny.

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 3/10/04 at 1:34am

what is mixing??? thanks :)

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 3/10/04 at 8:09am

Supposedly Anne Runolffson (Les Miserables, Cyrano, Victor/Victoria) is the highest belt in NYC. That's what I have heard. =)

Updated On: 3/10/04 at 08:09 AM

Posted: 3/10/04 at 11:27am

yes, i heard the Take Me Or Leave Me with Alice, she's insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the hell note is that anyways!

[RobbO]

Posted: 3/10/04 at 2:07pm

adam pascal.

[TheBalladeer]

Posted: 3/10/04 at 2:16pm

Billy Porter......LOL


Cheers,
The Balladeer

[Al Dente]

Posted: 3/10/04 at 5:52pm

I agree with you Balladeer. I will add one name to Phantom5's already great list...Orfeh. I don't think that lady *has* a mix. She's all belt. Lupone, singing "New Argentina" is still the all time greatest moment of high belting I've heard. Jennifer Holliday has a deep, astounding belt as well.

[Phantom05]

Posted: 3/10/04 at 6:34pm

You like my list Al Dente.....Thanks!!! I agree with you in your thoughts on Patti LuPone's belting....I have always thought that her belt is in a way...The belt to end all belts, hahaha!!!

See Ya Later!

Phantom05

Posted: 3/11/04 at 12:49pm

yes one of my favoite belting moments is PATTI LUPONE belting A NEW ARGETINA. Gosebumps.

[RCalkins]

Posted: 3/11/04 at 4:32pm

Tony Vincent. I still remember being so *awed* when I saw him in Jesus Christ Superstar in 2000.

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 3/13/04 at 5:56pm

what is it when a singer mixes??? thanks :)

[ShineOn]

Posted: 3/13/04 at 7:14pm

Mixing is when you blend together your legit/head voice with your belt... it's what most singers do when there's need to 'belt' in a higher register that passes their comfortable belting 'zone'... or for different dynamics in a song. It's basically what it sounds like... a mixture of the two. LOL. It's kind of like a more forced head sound... whereas a belt is full out chest sound.

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 3/14/04 at 1:20am

what songs and singers are good examples of mixing and examples of just flat out belting high?? thanks :)

[Al Dente]

Posted: 3/14/04 at 1:07pm

Are you a singer DD? Because you sure do have a great deal of info on something that is completely lost on most. Thanks for the clarification, nontheless.

Posted: 3/14/04 at 1:14pm

well whatever the hell those women are doing it sure sounds like theyre belting off the top of their lungs, and mucho bravo to them if they arent!

[Al Dente]

Posted: 3/14/04 at 1:17pm

I agree Rob, for me it's all about what my ears respond to.I'm not much for an explanation on technique, as I don't care but even with my limited knowledge (as compared to DD), i'd have to say that there's no way Lupones ever "mixed" anything. I'm also pretty sure that Ripley and Murney are always mixing. But again, I'm going on sound. Updated On: 3/14/04 at 01:17 PM

Posted: 3/14/04 at 1:26pm

yes and thats the beauty of it, if we can sit here and argue that there's no way in hell patti mixes anything means she's doing something right! (or wrong since she always blows her voice!) but that leads me to think she NEVER mixes, how do you blow your voice mixing??

my gf actually belts the line "and here am I full of life that her child wil fell WHEN I'M LONG GOOOOOONE!" in "the story goes on from baby" while liz definately mixes. I THOUGHT i was able to tell the difference. My gf can belt up to a F or G with "Maybe This Time" Liza's version, so this all can be done, I mean listen to Linda Eder, does she sing anything below F?

so when i hear
Rainbow High
New Argentina
The Life of The Party
She's Gone
Vienna

I think ain't no way they're mixing

I think the queen of mixers is Julia Murney. She's got an insane vibratto which i love. So unique!

and i suppose delores hall is mixing 24 hours of lovin on the best little whorehouse cast album, that must be the craziest loudest song EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 3/14/04 at 2:22pm

I have just two words for all you belt fans:

Lorna. Luft.

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 3/14/04 at 5:44pm

who is she and what has she been in and is she on any recordings??? thanks:)

Posted: 3/15/04 at 12:54am

Was listening to Closer Than Ever today and want to add Lynne Wintersteller to the list!
I thoroughly enjoy her song about the Bear, Hamster, and Tiger, or whatever it's called about Men and Women and mating!
It's funny and she sounds great, even if it is sounds like it's from the 80's!

[bobbystrong]

Posted: 3/15/04 at 2:57am

This might sound stupid...but do guys "mix" (Billy Porter?)

[shermanslave]

Posted: 3/15/04 at 10:04am

Is Lorna a blonde now? I think she is a great singer. When Liza hosted the Tony's a few years ago, Lorna blew Liza out of the water when they sang together.

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 3/15/04 at 11:21am

thats a good question bobbystrong! do guys belt? and if so what who are they??? thanks :)