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Ulf Wiger on Singing: August 2008
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Ulf Wiger on Singing. A tale of my development as a singer, and my hobby research into Bel canto singing. Friday, August 29, 2008. The last couple of years, I've given much thought to the effect of microphones on singing, and our ability to judge good singing. Katarina and I went to see Tosca at Opera På Skäret. An experience in itself, this performance also offered the rare treat of hearing a real Big Voice live. It was Stuart Neill. Listen for example to this clip. Katarina recently gave a concert with...
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Ulf Wiger on Singing: December 2008
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Ulf Wiger on Singing. A tale of my development as a singer, and my hobby research into Bel canto singing. Thursday, December 25, 2008. I have moved my blog back to the blogspot host, and re-published it. The old web address will redirect to this one, and I've also added a. New link, http:/ ulf.wiger.net/singing. Which should always get you. To the right spot. Tuesday, December 16, 2008. This was obviously going to be a challenge. It's pretty obvious that I'm unaccustomed to the whole concert setting....
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Ulf Wiger on Singing: March 2010
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Ulf Wiger on Singing. A tale of my development as a singer, and my hobby research into Bel canto singing. Saturday, March 20, 2010. I'm not sure if the Swedish saying "Mitt i Livet" (directly translated "In the middle of Life") has a direct correspondence in English. What it refers to is how life is large, unpredictable, and wonderful, even if often overwhelming. Having a management position in a growing IT company, wife and kids, and an exciting hobby, sometimes leaves little time for blogging. :).
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Ulf Wiger on Singing: Relaxing at full speed
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Ulf Wiger on Singing. A tale of my development as a singer, and my hobby research into Bel canto singing. Sunday, August 16, 2009. Relaxing at full speed. Now that Usain Bolt has broken the 9.60 barrier. And astounded everyone again with his laid back style and nearly super-human powers, I thought I'd make an observation about relaxation. Update: Watch the race on youtube - embedding disabled. Franco Corelli said in Jerome Hines' book Great Singers on Great Singing. The above clip is, I believe, the last...
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Ulf Wiger on Singing: March 2007
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Ulf Wiger on Singing. A tale of my development as a singer, and my hobby research into Bel canto singing. Tuesday, March 13, 2007. I turned 40 recently, and true to our tradition,. We invited friends and gave a concert. I gave myself the opportunity to sing a passage out. Of L'Elisir D'amore: the Nemorino/Dulcamara duet. Voglio dire.), followed by the Nemorino/Adina duet. Caro elisir.), followed by the Belcore/Nemorino/Adina. Trio (Tran tran tran.). Peter Kajlinger did both Dulcamara and Belcore. Living ...
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Ulf Wiger on Singing: December 2007
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Ulf Wiger on Singing. A tale of my development as a singer, and my hobby research into Bel canto singing. Friday, December 28, 2007. Function of the Singing Voice. Last Fall, I attended a course, "Function of the Singing Voice", graciously hosted by Prof. Johan Sundberg and his wife, Dr Ulla Sundberg (phonetics and linguistics) at their lovely Summer home south of Stockholm. Here are a few of my own observations from the course:. First of all, I felt that maestro Bengt has taught me well. :-). The obviou...
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Ulf Wiger on Singing: October 2008
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Ulf Wiger on Singing. A tale of my development as a singer, and my hobby research into Bel canto singing. Sunday, October 12, 2008. Not a real tenor. I'm browsing through Juvas Marianne Liljas' doctoral thesis, " Vad månde det blifva av dessa barnen? What is to become of these children? About David Björling's vocal pedagogy. David was Jussi's father, and the dissertation is quite interesting. Actually, it's my wife, Katarina, who's borrowed it for her own research. I found a sound clip here. On this blog...
