The palace in an Italian village where two retired US sopranos ‘repair’ broken opera voices.

Voice coaches Lisa Paglin and Marianna Brilla have transformed an old palazzo in Osimo into a ‘bel canto’ sanctuary where promising young artists and established opera singers alike come to retrain their vocal cords.

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The palace in an Italian village where two retired US sopranos ‘repair’ broken opera voices.

Voice coaches Lisa Paglin and Marianna Brilla have transformed an old palazzo in Osimo into a ‘bel canto’ sanctuary where promising young artists and established opera singers alike come to …

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These #Whales Still Use Their #VocalCords.
Unusual experiments on organs recovered from three carcasses suggest how #baleen whales call out at #sea. #Toothedwhales, like #spermwhales and #dolphins, use their larynges like a cork to seal their airways; they evolved a way to produce sounds in their nasal cavities instead. But #scientists suspected that filter-feeding #baleenwhales, including the musical #humpbacks and huge #bluewhales, still use their voice boxes. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/science/whale-song-voice-box.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XE0.Ohuo.tSXoT0veB5Lc&smid=url-share
These Whales Still Use Their Vocal Cords. But How?

Unusual experiments on organs recovered from three carcasses suggest how baleen whales call out at sea.

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Beyond Vocal Abuse: The Science Behind Extreme Metal Singers
It might seem like mindless screaming, but it takes real technique in order to pull off extreme metal vocals without risking serious injury.

https://www.wearethepit.com/2023/08/beyond-vocal-abuse-the-science-behind-extreme-metal-singers/

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Beyond Vocal Abuse: The Science Behind Extreme Metal Singers

It might seem like mindless screaming, but it takes real technique in order to pull off extreme metal vocals without risking serious injury.

The Pit

Frogs were the first land animals with vocal cords.

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