[Magdalen] Opera Style?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

One of my favorite renditions of the National Anthem.

http://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/11/27/6-canadian-fans-sing-us-anthem-hockey-game/

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> This is the year of the opera singer, I guess.
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> There was the rendition of the USA Anthem at the start of the Superbowl (US
>  football)
> by Renee Fleming, reigning opera diva, and, more recently
> the singing of the same anthem at another event by television host, Drew
> Pinsky ("Dr. Drew").
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> The latter person's  style has been described as "operatic" too.
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> As near as I can figure, this just means that he uses the diaphragm
> while singing, which suggests that he has had some formal training
> His mother was an opera singer.
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> The diaphragm seems to divide "serious/classical" singing from the
> popular genre which uses the chest exclusively.  By these  standards,
> I guess I am an "opera" singer, too.
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfl9x-LXkV4
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQdUnFVON58
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> David Strang.
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