| re: This gives me hope for a film of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 10:28 am EST 02/15/21 | |
| In reply to: re: This gives me hope for a film of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA - Chromolume 12:48 am EST 02/15/21 | |
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| "That's why I said tessitura, not range. The whole role would lie low for him - not enough of it in the more brilliant high range that were his money notes. They really would have had to transpose to whole role up to make it sit in his voice in a flattering way. " I think I still disagree, although I can't say for sure because, obviously, neither of us ever heard Pavarotti sing any of Tony's songs in THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, either in the original keys or higher keys. But I do suspect he would have sounded great singing most or all of that music in the original keys FOR A FILM SOUNDTRACK, especially bearing in mind that keys for film musicals are often lower than the stage versions because that is often thought to be a better fit for the medium. Look at the tessitura (not just the range) of the title song, "Rosabella," "My Heart Is So Full Of You," etc., and I think you will agree that they are all quite high -- so high, in fact, that when bass-baritone Giorgio Tozzi played the role, he had quite a lot of trouble not with the individual high notes, which were all still in his range, but with the tessitura, i.e., having to keep singing away at the top of his range for most of the show. |
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