Most glorious voices ever heard
Most glorious voices ever heard
Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#1Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 9:45pm
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, after years of listening to many people singing. I know preferences for certain voices are all a matter of taste, but I would like to share what I think are the best singing voices I have ever heard. I tend to like voices that are crystal clear, silky, soft and powerful at the same time and are able to convey emotion through various factors like intonations, placements and rising and coloring of every note and syllable. I love it when it is almost as if every little detail and nuance is so perfect in conveying the message/emotion, that a song feels like pure art, I don't know how else to put it. I found that only very few singers posess this fine quality. Also, I think it is important that the singer keeps a certain kind of “reality” to their singing which makes it sound like a direct extension of speech, in combination with mastering the craft extremely well. Only then I am moved by acting through song. On the radio, as well as in theatre or musical films. For example, no doubt that Rebecca Caine can sing, but she forms her voice into a sort of “hollow” sound that is a little too deep for her natural voice, like a trick, a technique, not real enough for my taste. With Sarah Brightman the same thing, good voice but too nasal/distorted, doesn’t feel like an extension of speech, bad pronunciation to me. Basically too many singers either do things that distract from the real voice or don't master the craft of singing well enough.
So here are my picks and I would love to hear yours.
Female:
Lea Salonga:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kl4hJ4j48s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSYtZRMFozc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67XrqXXTceM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjfmP7h3gBw
Joke de Kruijf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lpuKuSIrc8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_fKFQZxtAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ateBD6Vf_PE
Julie Andrews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OobPl_irg34
Whitney Houston:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR5-Bzdw0sU
Karen Carpenter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIDGgJHEDRU
Sandi Patty:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHh12LJLJVE
Claire Moore:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XetQeFu-0
Male:
John Owen Jones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCPiAKDLjKY
Anthony Warlow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq18yXagGNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k67mhasVZKE
#2Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 9:53pm
Carol Channing...
Hooray
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Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#2Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:00pm
Jay, now I see where the Nicki Minaj' of these days have been listening to in their youth 
If only they were exposed to a little more beauty while growing up.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#3Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:01pm
The gorgeous Steven Pasquale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVEkCujOHkg
The luminous Kelli O'Hara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpHsUXvsxc
James Barbour, who was meant to be on stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouwHLadMr8U
The flawless Joshua Henry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lr28TO6ufo
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#4Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:12pm
Ha!
"Carol Channing is Better Than You"
I love it!
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#6Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:21pm
Barbra Streisand
Judy Kuhn
Betty Buckley
Barbara Cook
Audra McDonald
Updated On: 3/16/15 at 10:21 PM
#7Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:25pm
Two words: Liz Callaway. I don't have the expertise to describe her voice, technically, but all I know is that she has the voice of an angel.
Liz Callaway Sings "Meadowlark"
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#8Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:29pm
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seahag2
Featured Actor Joined: 2/15/15
#9Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:32pmWho else was seriously taken aback the first time they heard Eden Espinosa sing? I tried to get used to it but still am not a huge fan to this day...
so I smile like Mona Lisa and I lay my Visa down
iholland95
Understudy Joined: 10/22/11
#10Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:47pm
Mine would have to be Sierra Boggess:
Part of Your World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyNMdpu8cYg
Love Never Dies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_4fo5KSnQk
If I Loved You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mSEb7Bl0hU
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZq2AcksHBk
Donde Lieta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTWBwk42Jc
#11Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:50pmSeahag2 Yeah, I'm with you. Not my favorite. I don't think I've seen her perform since Wicked in 2006...
Pootie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/1/14
#12Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:51pm
"Who else was seriously taken aback the first time they heard Eden Espinosa sing? I tried to get used to it but still am not a huge fan to this day..."
"Seahag2 Yeah, I'm with you. Not my favorite. I don't think I've seen her perform since Wicked in 2006..."
You're in the wrong thread.
#BoycottTrumplikePattiMurin
#13Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:57pm
Kelli O'Hara
James Snyder
Steven Pasquale
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Liz Callaway
Marin Mazzie
Norm Lewis
Aaron Tveit
Jerry Dixon
Jason Tam
Tam Mutu
Megan Hilty
Jeremy Jordan
LaChanze
Updated On: 3/16/15 at 10:57 PM
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#14Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 10:59pmJudy Garland, Eydie Gorme, Babs, Audra, Kelli O'hara and I can't think of anymore at the moment.
#15Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:11pm
Based on that "Meadowlark", it's a good thing Calloway has a beautiful tone (and excellent enunciation, while we're at it) because she can't find a downbeat to save her soul. (Yes, I know it's intentional, but damn!)
#16Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:21pm
Terrence Mann
Cheyenne Jackson
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Lea Salonga
James Snyder
Adam Pascal
Mary Martin
Julie Andrews
Idina Menzel
Ramin Karimloo
John Cameron Mitchell
Stark Sands
Victoria Clark
Matt Doyle
Kristin Chenoweth
Lea Michele
Sierra Boggess
Angela Lansbury
Sutton Foster
Glenn Close
Nathan Lane
Kelli O'Hara
Kerry Butler
Ethel Merman
Matthew James Thomas
Barbra Streisand
Heather Headley
Caissie Levy
Laura Osnes
Constantine Maroulis
Jeremy Jordan
Billy Porter
Krysta Rodriguez
Reeve Carney
Steven Pasquale
Hugh Jackman
Megan Hilty
Laura Bell Bundy
Jonathan Groff
Patina Miller
Stephanie Mills
Jennifer Holliday
Sherie Rene Scott
Jessie Mueller
Bebe Neuwirth
John Tartaglia
Gavin Creel
Chita Rivera
Charlotte d'Amboise
Laura Benanti
Brent Carver
Donna Murphy
LaChanze
Aaron Tveit
John Gallagher Jr.
#17Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:36pmDamn, a whole page of names and not an opera singer within a mile. That's impressive.
#18Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:38pmRenee Fleming. Are you happy now Hogan?
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#19Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:39pmSara Ramirez
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seahag2
Featured Actor Joined: 2/15/15
#20Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:39pm
A few years ago I would have said Ariana Grande (her range at 13 years old was amazing) but now I find her pop star stuff so laboring. It just sounds very nasal and mushy. Still amazing, but not the technique/style I like as much.
Lea Salonga, Laura Osnes, Bernadette Peters, and Daisy Eagan for sure though
so I smile like Mona Lisa and I lay my Visa down
Updated On: 3/17/15 at 11:39 PM
#21Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:41pm
Damn, a whole page of names and not an opera singer within a mile. That's impressive.
Edda Moser is an opera singer. Perhaps you've never heard of her.
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Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#23Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:48pm
Judy Kuhn
Mandy Patinkin
Bernadette Peters
Donna Murphy
Audra Mcdonald
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#24Most glorious voices ever heard
Posted: 3/16/15 at 11:50pm
HogansHero,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNEOl4bcfkc&spfreload=10
Stunning.
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