Vocal Virtuosity. Videos have been removed due to space.

1. Vocal Virtuosity

2. • Pushing boundaries, exceeding the norm

3. The prima donna
(sing it high, sing it fast)

4. “The Queen of the Night” aria from
Mozart’s Magic Flute

5. “Una voce poco fa” from Rossini’s
Barber of Seville

6. What is the lead female
called in opera?
• 1) Highest soprano
• 2) Prima donna
• 3) Femme fatale

7. Brian Prichard, Britain’s Got Talent

8. What were the
Baroque male sopranos
called?
• 1) Prima dons
• 2) Haut hommes
• 3) Castrati

9. High male voices
Countertenors, Falsetto

10. “Or la tromba” from Handel’s Rinaldo

11. T/F: Singing in falsetto is
just some strange thing
opera specialists do.
• 1) True
• 2) False

12. Frankie Valli,
“Sherry” Bee Gees, “Stayin’ Alive”
Prince, “Kiss” Bon Iver, “Skinny Love”

13. Extended Vocal
Techniques

14. Berio, Sequenza III

15. Eklips

16. Bobby McFerrin, “Drive”

17. Is it possible for one
person to “sing” two
notes at the same time?
• 1) Yes, listen to me do it
• 2) No, that’s not possible
• 3) ZZZZzzzzzzzz

18. Throat-singing