Youtube Singers #3/#4

Video #3 Observation...

Well, my goodness. Bryn Terfel. What a yummy voice.
I listened to him sing a few duets with Cecelia Bartoli as well as 'Some Enchanted Evening' by Rodgers. His singing surely comes off as effortless, and though he has a 'meatier' voice I think he sings with tenderness. In more melismatic passages, his voice sounds agile, and even sounding. The shape of his mouth is kind of interesting.. it appears to hang down further on one side... Perhaps he uses this to his benefit? He sings with support throughout, in all areas of his voice. Beautiful resonant tone seems to escape him.

Video #4 Observation...
Well, since I'm on a 'man kick' here, let's go with another bass. I observed Sam Ramey singing 'Ol' Man River' and 'Vous, qui faites l'endormie' from Faust... I must say, I think his facial expression fits the character he's portraying in all of the videos I watched. His voice is pretty forward placed from what I hear - almost nasally at times. In the 'Ol' Man River' excerpt, I hear a little bit of a pushed tone in the upper part of his voice... Perhaps that's a tightness in the throat? However, I do think his voice is supported throughout... I also watched him, and heard him sing in the Act two finale from Don Giovanni.. I think he sings rather well in this video considering his character and what roles out for him... He does seem to push a bit as earlier noted, but it sounds that his vocal mechanism is working as it should. Maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about. That surely could be the case.