Lord Arturo Bucklaw from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. His role in this opera may be thankless, especially for a lyric tenor, but his little solo during Lucia’s wedding is absolutely fun to do. Perhaps, it would have been more fun with the chorus. Enjoy listening to my rendition of Arturo’s little number as much as I enjoyed singing it.
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Ah, Belmonte from Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail or The Abduction of the Seraglio. As a lyric tenor, I can decree that he is one of my most favorite Mozart characters for the tenor voice, and here I am singing his entrance aria. It was also a really challenging aria to get through, but I definitely enjoyed the ride. So, I hope you all enjoy my rendition.
I take on the challenge of singing Bois-Rosé’s little yet under-appreciated aria from the third act of Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, which definitely needs a whole lot more love. Trust me when I say that singing this was akin to climbing Mount Everest, given that I have been doing and redoing this for about ten takes until I got to the one which I thought was all right. One should not be fooled by the size of Bois-Rosé’s role, as his Rataplan is extremely demanding, especially with the backing of the chorus. And yes, I sang this solo, which proved to be even tougher. I hope you enjoyed my rendition of this short tenor aria, as flawed as it is.
I take myself back to when I was ten years old traveling to Italy with my parents when I caught Kiss Me Licia, known in its original Japanese as Ai Shite Night, on the TV station Italia 1. Since then, this theme song has been a part of my life growing up. Happy listening, folks.
Out of all the anime openings I have attempted to sing thus far, this one was really challenging. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the ride I had with this nostalgic anime opening. Happy listening, folks.
Another theme song from yet another favorite Cartoon Network show from the 2010s? Oh yes, and this is one that I thoroughly enjoy. Happy listening, folks.
I now travel to the Land of Ooo where I attempt a theme tune from one of my favorite Cartoon Network shows of the 2010s. Happy listening.
I now attempt another anime ending song from, once again, Inuyasha. This time, it is Dearest by Ayumi Hamasaki. Happy listening, folks.
All right, ladies and gentlemen. Here is my first attempt at singing an anime song. Without further ado, this is my rendition of Inuyasha’s second ending song Fukai Mori originally sung by Do As Infinity. Yes, I am singing this in a much higher key, but I thought it would be more suitable for my voice. Enjoy it. By the way, if you are wondering why I was not always looking at the camera, it is mainly because I was trying to follow the lyrics on Anime Lyrics, while also singing the truncated version for television.
Time to get the nostalgia goggles on with another classic song from good, old New Zealand composed by Princess Te Rangi Pai. Happy listening, Happy Early Mothers’ Day, and stay safe, everybody.