Who has the perfect pure voice ?

[Figaro2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:02pm

FOR ME

Female REBECCA LUKER

Male PHILIP QUAST

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:05pm

Who the H E double hocky sticks is PHILIP QUAST?
Updated On: 4/30/08 at 05:05 PM

[Figaro2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:06pm

just seen the message below, huge apologies, i wasn't treading on toes. thinking very much alike.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:08pm

Philp Quast, love the man, does not have a "pure" voice. his vibrato is extremely overpowering and he tends to go slightly off-key on long vowels.

I don't think anyone has a "perfect" voice. are you talking about the sound they're producing? or the actual technique?

[landryjames2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:11pm

My thoughts would be something along the lines of Sandi Patty, Barbra Streisand, or Julie Andrews.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:12pm

Lotte Lenya
Marianne Faithfull
Billie Holliday

[Neverandy]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:12pm

Anthony Warlow-no contest

[Figaro2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:17pm

firstly in reply Philip Quast is an Australian who in the West End has been in Les Mis, Hunting of the Snark, The Fix, The Secret Garden Sunday in the Park. and La Cage.

secondly what i meant and I mean for me personally, someone, who isin't a belter. but someone who sings beautifully, who captures the words and has that lilt, that dream like quality.

Another who always did it for me is the irish performer Siobhan McCarthy, original Svetlana in London Chess, just a gorgeous voice.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:18pm

Thanks.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:19pm

I just don't think there is "perfection".

the closest thing to that is Pavarotti, my friends.

even though I am obsessed with Philip Quast's portrayal of Javaret, he is far from "pure" and "perfect"

[DG]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:19pm

Barbara Cook.

[ahimsa]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:22pm

Laura Benanti won me over with her singing "little lamb" in Gypsy

[defyingravity11]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:23pm

When I think pure voice I think of Lea Salonga.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:25pm

Lea would be my choice for female

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:26pm

Ah, yeah, Barbara Cook is quite pure in my mind.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:29pm

These voices are by no means perfect, but they are perfectly pure...

Marin Mazzie
Christine Ebersole (in Act 1 of GG)
Audra
Kelli O'Hara (in Piazza)
Laura Benanti (in Nine and Woods)
Jason Danieley
Gavin Creel
Matt Morrison (I never liked his voice until recently)
Stokes

[Elphaba3]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:31pm

Liz Callaway.

[Figaro2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:31pm

Colm Wilkinson Bring Him Home

and of course Lea....

Mandy Patinkin has his moments !

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:32pm

well.. I'll go with a tie between Auda and Kelli

I'm obsessed with Gavin Creel and Cheyenne Jackson but they don't have "pure" voices - they are much more pop and contemporary styling.

I think I'd have to go with Mr. Mitchell as well

[Jane2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:36pm

Kathleen Battle

[DefyGravity777]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:37pm

As far as perfect voices well I don't think that anyone has a perfect voice but Lea Salonga comes pretty darn close.
As for pure voices I will say that Dee Roscioli(Chicago Wicked) has one of the purest voices I ever heard.

[elphabelle07]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:38pm

for me, it's
Lea Salonga
Julie Andrews
Audra McDonald
Kelli O'Hara
Anthony Warlow
Colm Wilkinson
Brian Stokes Mitchell

[fosca3]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:39pm

I agree that 'perfect' and 'pure' are pretty subjective

For me it would be Philip Quast, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Ball and Luciano Pavarotti

No contest

To me, their voices are as beautiful as it is possible to be

It was nice to see (almost) all my favorites already mentioned by others

[scott68]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:45pm

In terms of purity, I'd have to go with Lea Salonga and especially Liz Callaway, with Megan McGinnis a rising talent with similar vocal qualities. As for men... I'm not sure I can think of a man with equivalent timbre.

[DG]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:46pm

Not a live performer, except for concerts, but kd lang is pretty pure to me.