Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

Brünnhilde, Wotan, Siegfried and Oberon

a heroine/lover, a god-wanderer, a hero, a fairy king

sort-of

[Resurrection Man]

Wobbly voices?

Not wobbly but definitely something about their voices.

[mercia]

this is going to be horribly kick-yourself-obvious, when we get there

[hedgehog]

Well! Probably you all know this but Oberon (English) Alberon (French) and Alberich (German ) are one and the same mythical figure.

That's about all I can contribute, I feel the answer to this is another of those "obvious when you find out"

Edit: Mercia having simultaneously the "obvious it will be obvious" thought!

[mercia]

Deller, Dedekind, old Domingo and Dessay?

'dramatic' voices ?

[Resurrection Man]

a deceased countertenor, an unknown to me, a living tenor/baritone/conductor, a living coloratura soprano



EDIT - this is going to be horribly kick-yourself-obvious, when we get there

Your unknown is a bass singer. You're almost there.

An alternative name for countertenor is ???

And 'old' Domingo was a ??

We have your unknown

And Natalie, of course.

[amateur51]

Your unknown is a bass singer. You're almost there.

An alternative name for countertenor is ???

And 'old' Domingo was a ??

We have your unknown

And Natalie, of course.

Countertenor = falsetto, alto?? Not a wubblewe to be had anywhere

[mercia]

a soprano, alto, tenor and bass - a four-part SATB choir - vocal quartet type thingy beginning with W

[Resurrection Man]

a soprano, alto, tenor and bass - a four-part SATB choir - vocal quartet type thingy beginning with W

No, but they are the four categories of W.

[mercia]

why can't I think of this word ??? I think I may have Alzheimers

[Resurrection Man]

why can't I think of this word ??? I think I may have Alzheimers

Surely you're not running out of puff?

[mercia]

vocal weight ?

[hedgehog]

Surely you're not running out of puff?

As in WoodWind?

[Resurrection Man]

vocal weight ?

No...nothing to do with the human voice (other than using the same terms in this case).....

[Resurrection Man]

As in WoodWind?

We crossed posts! WELL DONE !!!!