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Who has the perfect pure voice ?
#75re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:43amLinda Eder
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#76re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:04amJuan Diego Florez.
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Ed_Mottershead
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#78re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/1/08 at 3:23pmI say it's a tie between Zinka Milanov and Harvey Fierstein.
BroadwayEd
#79re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/1/08 at 3:29pm
For me... the perfect singing voice hands down is...
LINDA EDER
and if I had to pick a male I would say John Barrowman. (and damn is he a hottie! and a cheeky monkey too!)
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#80re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/1/08 at 3:31pmSomeone tally the votes and see who's leading ;P
Broadway_freak
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#81re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/1/08 at 3:37pm
Lea Salonga, Jose Llana and Peabo.
They're also all asian!!
Figaro2
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#82re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 3:20pm
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MaryMag
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#83re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 3:32pm
When I think perfect and pure, good technique seems mandatory.
A lot of people listed have terrible technique!
Jonny boy
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#84re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 3:36pmI agree with Broadway Freak about Lea Salonga. Her voice makes me melt...
Sondheim_Geek
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#85re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 4:01pm
Katie Clark
Christine Ebersole
Lea Salonga
Andrea McArdle
John Barrowman
Manoel Felciano
Alex Gemignani
Malcolm Gets
#86re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 5:13pmLea Salonga's voice is as pure as it gets. It's never nasal, always clear, and she inunciates very well, which is very important when you are telling a story through song. It's quite amazing that her voice only got better with age. She must take care of it well.
broadwaywriter
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#87re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 6:08pmKelli O'Hara is the very definition of a perfect, pure voice.
roquat
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#88re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 6:21pm
Second here for O'Hara. In PIAZZA, when she sails up to the word "queen" during the opening number ("Was there a king, was there a queen?") I lose it.
Linda Eder? PURE? Purely strident and overbearing, maybe.
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#89re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 8:16pm
Lots of good people on this thread, including Alice Faye, Alex Gemignani, Barbara Cook and Streisand when she wants to be.
I'd add Mark Kudisch, Michael Winther and Sally Wilfert. No fancy vocal doodley-doos, just purely beautiful and expressive.
Another performer one might overlook is Eddie Korbich. He's best known for comedy songs, but the few times I've heard him sing 'legit' or ballads, he's been superb. A very high voice.
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#90re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/2/08 at 8:59pmfor me it is (well was i guess) Julie Andrews
#91re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 2:20am
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Melissa Errico
#92re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 10:10amAnthony Warlow's voice is the definition of perfection.
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#93re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 2:30pm
I guess I might be in the minority, but when I think of a pure voice, I don't necessarily think light, classically trained soprano sound. I think of a natural, perfect sound, a voice not overly trained, unaffected by years of classical training.Some of the singers noted above with years of classical training do have a beautiful sound, but to me its more of a manufactured sound and purity tends to get lost in the picture...
Versatility plays a role here too. There's really only one singer that fits my definition and thats Linda Eder. She has a beautiful unaffected soprano sound, and has had virtually no formal training. At the same time she's also a great belter. And although she has her strengths and weaknesses too, she can sell a broadway showstopper, a quiet standard, a classical aria, pop, country, jazz and sound really good in each area. Only a truly pure voice is able to do that IMO while at the same time having near perfect pitch and tone without really any training.
#94re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 5:52pm
Lea Salonga's voice i believe is the most pure nowadays. It is perfect in every way! rebecca luker is fabulous as well, especially in the secret garden.
and anthony warlow has the best male voice i think i have EVER heard.
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#95re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 6:23pmI have to agree completely with Kelly O'Hara ... absolute purity and perfection!
#96re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 6:34pmJLY, Liz Callaway, Megan Hilty, Matthew Scott, Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall...their voices can put a smile on my face any day...
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#97re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 6:35pm
Barbara Cook
Brian Charles Rooney
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#98re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 7:30pm
well, he's not on broadway, but i heart michael buble.
his voice is fan-freaking-tastic
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#99re: Who has the perfect, pure voice?
Posted: 5/3/08 at 7:33pm
Harvey Fierstein
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