# Ask the (not quite) starving Opera Singer! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2000, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-not-quite-starving-opera-singer/15282 "2000-03-28T14:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 24
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-not-quite-starving-opera-singer/15282/24 "2000-03-28T22:52:00Z")
> [@](#): > > It is indeed the clarity of KB’s voice that I like. To me, other female voices that I run across, say, on PBS, I find muddy. I’m not surprised that you have that experience with opera on TV. The real beauty of the operatic voice only comes to light when heard live, in person. The sound requirements of broadcasts require singers to be miked (sp?) “up close and personal”, which cuts most of the overtones out of their sound. You may very well have heard muddy singing–I can’t say–but I would encourage you to go and hear something live if you get the chance. It’s a _completely_ different experience. I would liken the extent of the difference to that of talking to someone on the phone vs. face-to-face conversation. Not only can you hear them fully without any intervening media, but you can see them and feel their presence as well. * * * “I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll make an exception” –Groucho Marx --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-not-quite-starving-opera-singer/15282)._