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Takayukisth Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Vibratic turns
Hello,
Audra McDonald and Sharon Van Etten (Tuesday) Two fully theatrical talents join WNYC’s field trip to the serene Greene Space. Ms. McDonald, the Broadway diva in the newly opened “Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” won Tonys for her vibratic turns in “Carousel” and “Ragtime” and continues to emote via tearful soliloquies on the television drama “Private Practice.” Ms. Van Etten, the hypnotizing folk-rocker, barks intriguingly salty poetry like “I’d rather let you touch my arm until you die” (“A Crime”). At 2 p.m., the Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street, SoHo, (866) 811-4111, wnyc.org/thegreenespace; $15. (Anderson)
(NYT: Pop and Rock Listings for Jan. 13-19; Published in January 12, 2012)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/arts/music/pop-and-rock-listings-for-jan-13-19.html?pagewanted=all
Can you please have a look at this word (vibratic) and tell me what it means. I couldn't find it in the dictionaries.
Thank you.
Takayuki
Audra McDonald and Sharon Van Etten (Tuesday) Two fully theatrical talents join WNYC’s field trip to the serene Greene Space. Ms. McDonald, the Broadway diva in the newly opened “Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” won Tonys for her vibratic turns in “Carousel” and “Ragtime” and continues to emote via tearful soliloquies on the television drama “Private Practice.” Ms. Van Etten, the hypnotizing folk-rocker, barks intriguingly salty poetry like “I’d rather let you touch my arm until you die” (“A Crime”). At 2 p.m., the Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street, SoHo, (866) 811-4111, wnyc.org/thegreenespace; $15. (Anderson)
(NYT: Pop and Rock Listings for Jan. 13-19; Published in January 12, 2012)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/arts/music/pop-and-rock-listings-for-jan-13-19.html?pagewanted=all
Can you please have a look at this word (vibratic) and tell me what it means. I couldn't find it in the dictionaries.
Thank you.
Takayuki
Top answer
Audra McDonald has the sort of singing voice that "vibrates," yet remains crystal clear - perfect for live performances like Broadway shows. Other singers have voices that are smooth and silky, gruff and worn, etc. Here is a link to a video that may give you an idea of her singing and her "vibratic" turns.
- Audra McDonald has the sort of singing voice that "vibrates," yet remains crystal clear - perfect for live performances like Broadway shows.
- Other singers have voices that are smooth and silky, gruff and worn, etc.
- Here is a link to a video that may give you an idea of her singing and her "vibratic" turns.
- "Vibratic" is not a word I can find in my dictionary either, and the spell-checker here underlines it is red.
- Yet is does describe how her voice vibrates in a very beautiful way.
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Audra McDonald has the sort of singing voice that "vibrates," yet remains crystal clear - perfect for live performances like Broadway shows. Other singers have voices that are smooth and silky, gruff and worn, etc.
Here is a link to a video that may give you an idea of her singing and her "vibratic" turns. "Vibratic" is not a word I can find in my dictionary either, and the spell-checker here
Here is a link to a video that may give you an idea of her singing and her "vibratic" turns. "Vibratic" is not a word I can find in my dictionary either, and the spell-checker here
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