On TV: Leonard Warren - On the Road to Mandalay - 1949

Many of us have already seen the other semi-staged (stagey?) version of Warren singing this song—the one with a small chorus, where he’s filmed mostly from a wide shot. It’s nice to see just how expressive his face is on these energetic pieces. ..................................... This channel is primarily about vocal emission—aural examples of basically correct singing, correct impostazione—chiaroscuro, vowel clarity, firm and centered pitch, correct vibrato action, absence of throatiness or thickness, sounds free from constriction and from the acoustic noise that accompanies it—with occasional video examples that demonstrate what the body, face, mouth, jaw, and tongue look like when used with correct impostazione—the vocal emission of the one and only Italian school. Caveat: I’m biased in favor of baritones and baritone literature, but if you want to learn about and listen to all the greatest singers in the old-school tradition, explore this spreadsheet (voice parts are separated by tabs):