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Divine diva
PROPOS RECUEILLIS PAR Isabelle et Juliette Hirsch PHOTO Mathieu Martin Delacroix
Le souffe
quoi renvoie
pour vous
ce mot?
Et pour une
chanteuse
professionnelle?
Et vous
est-il dj arriv
de perdre
votre souffe?
On dit que,
ds le plus jeune
ge, votre voix
poustoufait
dj les auditeurs.
Divine diva The luminous South African soprano is performing with the Paris
Opera for the 2016-17 season. She talks
about the magical mechanics of breathing which infuse the voice with emotion.
The breathwhat
does this word
mean to you?
And for a
professional
singer?
Breath is a crucial part of singing. All professional singers have to learn the art
of breathing. It is important to inhale just
the right amount of air. To remember that
the entire body itself is an instrument
the most amazing of all instruments.
Everything resonates in the body. If I want
the best, the most beautiful sound,
I not only have to be in shape mentally and
spiritually, but my body-instrument also
has to be in shape. I have to calculate the
amount of air it needs for a certain music,
a phrase A singers worst nightmare is
to suddenly feel breathless, out of breath.
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