Investigation about the opinion of classical singers in relation to expressiveness in opera performance. METHOD: 50 classical singers (24 females and 26 males) provided five words related to the expressiveness of opera singers. RESULTS: The following six themes were defined from the frequency of word repetition in the singers' answers: emotion (76%); technique (64%); skills (58%); involvement (54%); body (48%) and interpretation (38%). These were crossed with the subjects' characterization data. CONCLUSION: The data suggest that the expressiveness of classical singers is related to emotion, technique, and the ability of the singer to completely involve himself with the character and audience, and this is achieved with years of experience in the profession.
expressiveness in singing and acting; opera singing
