❤️‍🔥 Passaggio? “Gola Aperta” Honoring Maestro Arturo Melocchi In the tradition of Maestro Melocchi, “gola aperta” (open throat) is essential for mastering the passaggio and achieving a seamless, powerful voice. This post and video aim to clarify and honor this fundamental technique. * The Concept of Gola Aperta To bypass the passaggio, maintain an open throat and keep the larynx low. This allows the voice to resonate freely without interruption. * The Pitfalls of a Closed Throat When the throa

In opera singing, a low larynx is essential for producing high notes correctly, just as it has always been throughout the history of the art form. You can actually see it on my own Larynx floating down on this short clip. The truth is, the mastery of keeping the larynx not just low but also flexible—allowing it to ‘float’— is a cornerstone of the classical vocal technique. This concept of a “floating larynx” isn’t new; it was championed by legends like maestro, Luciano Pavarotti, that with his o

Melocchi? Affondo / Digging on High C with Triple Glottal Attack with Giancarlo Monsalve & Joseph Spratt This is not singing. This is vocal training. Only after years of deep technical work can you reach this level. In this video, my student Joseph Spratt studying with me for over three years trains with an advanced exercise from the Arturo Melocchi school: Affondo, or digging. We’re strengthening the arytenoidal muscles through triple colpo di glottide: three controlled glottal strikes on a Hig