Who has the perfect pure voice ?- Page 4

[madbrian]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:43am

Linda Eder

[NYadgal]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:04am

Juan Diego Florez.

[Peter]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:04am

LINDA EDER

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 3:23pm

I say it's a tie between Zinka Milanov and Harvey Fierstein.

[JRybka]

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!)

[antonijan]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 3:31pm

Someone tally the votes and see who's leading ;P

[Broadway_freak]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 3:37pm

Lea Salonga, Jose Llana and Peabo.

They're also all asian!!

[Figaro2]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 3:20pm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-RYHcyhLqk&feature=related

Happy Weekend everybody x

[MaryMag]

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]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 3:36pm

I agree with Broadway Freak about Lea Salonga. Her voice makes me melt...

[Sondheim_Geek]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 4:01pm

Katie Clark
Christine Ebersole
Lea Salonga
Andrea McArdle

John Barrowman
Manoel Felciano
Alex Gemignani
Malcolm Gets

[AlanAntonio]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 5:13pm

Lea 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]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 6:08pm

Kelli O'Hara is the very definition of a perfect, pure voice.

[roquat]

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.

[TulitaPepsi]

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.

[cello_dude]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 8:59pm

for me it is (well was i guess) Julie Andrews

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 5/3/08 at 2:20am

Brian Stokes Mitchell
Melissa Errico

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 5/3/08 at 10:10am

Anthony Warlow's voice is the definition of perfection.

[Peter]

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.

[elphabelle07]

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.

[teh_pretty]

Posted: 5/3/08 at 6:23pm

I have to agree completely with Kelly O'Hara ... absolute purity and perfection!

[...5678]

Posted: 5/3/08 at 6:34pm

JLY, Liz Callaway, Megan Hilty, Matthew Scott, Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall...their voices can put a smile on my face any day...

[Dollypop]

Posted: 5/3/08 at 6:35pm

Barbara Cook

Brian Charles Rooney

[skb2010]

Posted: 5/3/08 at 7:30pm

well, he's not on broadway, but i heart michael buble.

his voice is fan-freaking-tastic

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 5/3/08 at 7:33pm

Harvey Fierstein


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