Most Revered Teacher - Harold M. Barlow
(click for to learn about Harold)
Voice pages
The Lower Limits of the Human Voice
Fifth Element - Diva Plavalaguna song; Jane Zhang training
Pavarotti's Last Performance - watch him hold the space even after he's finished singing
"Il dolce suono" from the mad scene of composer Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and "The Diva Dance"
Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor.
Diva Plavalaguna in The Fifth Element: "Her singing voice, which she uses to perform opera, is a highly flexible soprano that ranges from almost a high alto register all the way up into coloratura. The operatic feats heard during her vocal performance in the film are nearly physically impossible for humans, supporting her fame and rarity."
"Plava" means Blue in Serbian, Croation, Montenegrin, and Bosnian languages. "Laguna" means lagoon, so her name is Blue Lagoon. Diva's name has bee inspired by the Plava Laguna resort in Porec, Croatia, where director Luc Bessson vacationed.
The Diva is played by French Actress Maiwenn Le Besco, the then-wife of Luc Besson. Her singing voice is provided by Albanian opera lyric soprano singer Inva Mula-Tchako.
