The Arbourist’s partner, The Intransigent One, is a choral soprano who has received some vocal training. She has even taught herself arias. The Arbourist himself sings in a choir but mostly plays the piano. With that information in mind, I wonder they think of this video, another incarnation of the “Sh*t people say” meme:
It’s Sh*t Opera Singers Say, and is brought to you by mezzo–soprano Jennifer Rivera and Tenor William Ferguson.
Some trivia: The song sung when she puts on all those scarves is not a made up, but rather is a few measures of what is arguably the best–known opera excerpt sung by women, the Queen of the Night Aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, also known as Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen. The fact that she doesn’t reach F6 shows she’s no coloratura soprano.
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*laughs out loud*
That is hilarious. 🙂 I hope we don’t sound as bad as that in real life, sadly though, when you become more aware of the qualities of your vocal apparatus some stuff like that happens.
Nothing quite like talking about the health of your vocal folds to end a conversation…. 😉
I’m sure you’d find out (when practicing) if you have such gaps. There’s no way, no way in hell that anyone who’s had any vocal training could possibly sound as bad as Florence Foster Jenkins, William Hung, etc.
Out of curiosity, what vocal type are you?
I sing Tenor. 🙂 So Intransigentia and I get flak as we are the two easiest vocal ranges to make fun of.
Those jokes are pretty funny. Thank you.