What has happened to acoustical singing? Most of what we hear today is forced - a "protected resemblance" of singing. Singing loudly is not the art. Since we hear so little of beautiful singing any more, it is imperative that we get in touch with the singers of the past. Their voices were powerful and projected - but they never sang past beautiful. 

We have time on our hands now to listen to these performers who were masters of the art.

Here is a varied list of singers who had "it."

Recordings can be found here.

No matter the voice type, or repertoire, they all sang acoustically. Powerful sound never pushed beyond beautiful. That is the magic of acoustical singing.

Sprezzatura: effortless mastery

Tom Schilling, April 1, 2020