The second video is of a young singer called Paul Wilt at Rice University. He’s not a bad singer but can you tell that the voice in his lower register is different than in his higher register? Can you hear the difference in vowels?
As Thomas Allen's singing is consistent throughout his performance, with some of Paul Wilt's ascending lines his vowels get more shallow, while others grow overly dark at the very top in his attempt to follow the tonal center of the ascending pitches. Words such as "Heather", "Shade", "Spoken" don't sound consistent with the notes in his lower register, and are seemingly different it seems in production and tone.
Compare that with a version by someone called Bernice Ehrlich. What happens when she’s faced with upward arching phrases?
Though I don't have much experience listening with soprano's voices, it seems like Ehrlich isn't supported as much as the previous singer. Her pitch seems to wobble at any range. As a result of her less supported singing, when she follows the upper higher high notes the seem to float and are not entirely on the voice in comparison to her lower notes. In addition she is sliding most of her notes which makes it seem like she can't get up to the higher notes without sliding.
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