Several years ago I published an article on the scientific analyses of Professor Echternach of Germany's Freiburg Institute, who was conducting research on the impact on the human vocal cords as they are subjected to the heavy load and astronomically high registers commonly employed by operatic performers. The professor uploaded fascinating MRI videos of baritone
Michael Volle and Mezzo-Soprano Joanne Calmel as they sang Wagner and "Bruder Jacob," respectively (the German version of the French folk song "Frère Jacques.")
The results were astonishing, to say the least.
Now, an equally awe-inspiring anatomical video, uploaded to the popular video sharing hub YouTube in 2010 has been making the rounds on the world wide web. It features four classically-trained vocalists, each undergoing an endoscopy of the vocal tract, which records the singers as they perform a stunning rendition of 16th century Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria's "Kyrie" from his ethereal motet "O Magnum Mysterium," composed in 1572 when Victoria was only 24.
You may want to look away if you are squeamish:
- Rose.
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