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The intoxicatingly high tessitura conveys an irresistible lustiness in his songs and he caught that completely; the beauty was more elusive.— The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
The rep had incredibly high tessitura (stayed up high).— Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
Alle Menschen, Peerce and Norman Scott intoning deep resonance under Farrell's stratospheric tessitura.— Audiophile Audition Headlines
One should never try to change the tessitura, or natural character of the voice.— Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing
Merritt has an unusually broad tessitura and a creamy tone.— Epinions Recent Content for Home

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