Distinct tenor techniques enhance different harmonics to achieve the same projection effect

Evidence

The Gröningen Voice Research Laboratory made extensive comparisons of two very famous tenors, Placido Domingo and the late Luciano Pavarotti singing the final B4♭ at 466 Hz from in the aria “Celeste Aida” from Verdi’s Aida. They found that Domingo relied on the singer’s formant at 2800 Hz, strongly enhancing the sixth partial of 466 Hz, whereas Pavarotti enhanced the third harmonic at 1400 Hz, an octave lower. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 1690

Categorization

• CANDY: A fun concrete fact: Pavarotti and Domingo solved the same vocal problem through different harmonic strategies.