Idina "Let It Go" New Years — Page 4

Could it be that her vocal technique and her voice aren't made for this extremely difficult song? Willemijn Verkaik seems to have the right chops for it as it sounds live as good as on cd.
It seems to me that Idina is destroying her voice more and more because of a wrong technique.
Greetings from Germany.

Did you actually hear Megan Hilty perform "Let me be you star", BN2?
That was for from "nailed that performance"... she was struggeling, too!

And it's quite stupid to say that 75% is enough for Idina. That's clearly not what she meant.
What she said is that even if you give 100 percent you'll never be perfect and you don't have to be.
So judging her by saying she is lazy and doesn't even want to do the job right is just plain wrong!

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"This is not the first time she's screwed the song up while singing it live. So, the excuses of a show schedule, the cold, etc are all moot."

Depends on what reasons were used to explain her only other big live performance, Oscars, which anyone reasonable can accept was an other ball of wax.

I don't get the "vocal technique" comments. The Lopezes have said that they wrote LIG specifically for Menzel, though certainly many others can sing it, as evidenced by the official international versions. She has been singing this way since at least 1996, probably earlier since her wedding singer days, has pro training, and hasn't destroyed her voice like people have claimed despite the different off/Broadway shows she's been in*. I think it comes down to a matter of taste, this poor performance notwithstanding; Menzel's high belt doesn't send me into orgasms the way it does to some, nor does it puncture my spleen the way it does to others (really love her chest register, though). To say she has poor technique or can't sing or whatever is rather ludicrous, as she wouldn't continue to be cast in various projects for such a long time.


*I think her voice has changed with age, actually, when comparing from her RENT days and now. Women often lose the top couple of notes and gain at the bottom after a certain period of time (have to find that reference again).

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Can anyone tell where the Japanese section of let it go was filmed? Thanks.

I agree with Sutton Ross.

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Also... Not to start a whole "She's better than... " debate, but where some people succeed effortlessly, others have to do some work. Someone said that Kerry Ellis can out sing Idina any day. That may be true. Kerry has a very strong, heavy voice. However, I would MUCH rather watch Idina act the role of Elphaba over Kerry. I've seen them both play the role on more than one occasion. Kerry is dead behind the eyes. That being said, you can't deny she has a fantastic singing voice. My point again is, where one easily succeeds, another may not. This is not me saying Idina is not succeeding. Her daily/nightly television promo performances have been fantastic lately. However, unless you're a big fan of hers, you're probably not watching those. You're probably just watching the huge events (like the Oscars or New Year's Eve). Idina does not have the broad range that many expect her to have (quite possibly even herself), but there is definitely a unique, raw, mesmerizing quality about her.

Are people in the Broadway industry really bashing Idina's performance? That's surprising to me.

This thread is not going in circles at all.

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Who in the industry is bashing her? I don't have twitter or tumblr or any of that fancy stuff.

I'm on her side. The holiday schedule for Broadway performers is a bear, she's been doing a ton of promotion for her album, etc. No, the performance was not great, but so what? At least she didn't cancel...

Think Bette--she wins over classy [most times]. Poor me,this is my dignified classy response--just say you f..d up and forget it.

And yes Ms Sutton Ms Menzel can respond however she wishes but it's fun putting our[my] words into her mouth--lighten up girl.

I actually don't think it was all that bad. I do understand the criticism though, but that comes with the territory when you're working in the public eye.

She's a great actress and singer no doubt, and yes, sometimes the circumstances of the performance do get the better of her BUT it cannot be denied that her voice is not always the strongest. She suffered from vocal issues (was it nodules?) during her run in Wicked, has always had quite a husky voice and it DOES have a tendency to crack a lot.