Professional performing artists routinely manage stressful demands encountered during public performances. Fourteen professional performing artists (6 dancers, 6 opera singers, and 2 conductors) rehearsed and performed in a concert hall setting while wearing the Vivometric LifeShirt, an ambulatory instrument that measures autonomic regulation. Contrary to our hypothesis, that greater parasympat...

Two high-pitched and long sustained notes, F5 and A5, were selected from an aria found in ten commercial recordings of G Verdi's opera Aida by ten different sopranos. Both notes were sung without any instrumental accompaniment and with a crescendo. These audio examples were analyzed with regard to fundamental frequency, vibrato rate, vibrato extent, intonation and sound level, and the relations...

The purpose of the study was to determine how and when the personnel of the Finnish National Opera are exposed to noise and whether exposure depends on musical selection of repertoire. Additionally, an evaluation of sound exposure level due to individual rehearsals was included. The measurements were done using individual noise dosimeters and fixed-point measurements. From the measurements, ann...

The notion of "vocal efficiency" is difficult to define. In order to contribute to this definition, several data were obtained: first the evaluation of glottal efficiency Eg using an acoustic analysis was obtained. Second, we run a study asking subjects to find synonyms of vocal effectiveness. Results showed the prevalence of the perceptual aspect over the communication and production aspects. ...

The purpose of the article is to study one important areas professional activity Ukrainian singer Z. Ghajdaj – work as a member jury vocal competitions in second half 1950s early 1960s. In field this scientific problem, show importance these creative projects European and world dimensions, specifics conditions their implementation, peculiarities involving famous performers jury, originality Gha...

In contrast to instrumental musicians, professional singers do not train on a specific instrument but perfect a motor system that has already been extensively trained during speech motor development. Previous functional imaging studies suggest that experience with singing is associated with enhanced somatosensory-based vocal motor control. However, experience-dependent structural plasticity in ...

Relevance of the study implies V. Sermattei’s management stage activity peculiarities investigation in terms opera singers’, audience and theatre interactions, decisions other factors that have led to its decline.
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The 1996 p residen tia l e lec­ tions will be shaped by the self presentations that Senator Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton form as they try to appeal to the e le c to ra te , a cc o rd in g to P ro fe s so r P eri A rn o ld , P ro fe sso r David L eege, an d Professor Samuel Best. The panel discussion, spon­ so re d by P a n g b o rn H all, p ro b e d th e to p ic , “T he C andidates, the ...

Before COVID-19, the cultural sector was already in crisis – suffering from precarious labour conditions, intersectional inequalities and insufficient public funding. During pandemic, performing artists, particularly self-employed, were hit hardest due to difficulties of adapting their work digital audiences, fragile unstable economic situation, limited financial support available them. This ar...

The aim of this research was to verify whether the difference of singing styles and the presence of vocal complaints influence the perception of voice handicap of singers. One hundred eighteen singing voice handicap self-assessment protocols were selected: 17 popular singers with vocal complaints, 42 popular singers without complaints, 17 classic singers with complaints, and 42 classic singers ...