Bruno de Sá (1,304 views)

[kaji]

Bruno de Sá (29 November 1989)
Voice Type: Soprano
Vocal Range: G3-E♭6

Significant High Notes:

E♭6 ("Ride il ciel per me sereno")
D6 ("Non mi chiamar crudele" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Se Romeo t'ucise un filglio", "Senza l'amato ben" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Son qual nave ch'agitata" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Vanne barbaro alle selve" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Vorresti a me sul ciglio")
C♯6 ("Come nube che fugge", "Lascerò d'esser spietata", "Mi rivedi, o selva ombrosa", "Non mi chiamar crudele", "Qual pellegrino errante", "Ride il ciel per me sereno", "Sai, che fedel io sono", "Senza l'amato ben", "Son qual nave ch'agitata", "Su la fatal arena")
C6 ("Aer tranquillo e dì sereni", "Con battaglia di fiero tormento", "Dì che sogno, o che deliro" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Digli ch'io son fedele" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165", "Furie di donna irata" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Splenda per voi sereno", "Timida pastorella" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Vorresti a me sul ciglio")
B5 ("Bella dea, che sorgi dall'ond", "Come nube che fugge", "Del sen gl'ardori nessun mi vanti", "Digli ch'io son fedele", "Dì che sogno, o che deliro", "Furie di donna irata", "Nell'orror di notte oscura", "Nobil onda", "Partir vorrei", "Per noi soave e bella", "Per voi sul Campo armato", "Ride il ciel per me sereno", "Se mai turbo il tuo riposo", "Se Romeo t'ucise un filglio", "Splenda per voi sereno", "Timida pastorella", "Vanne barbaro alle selve")
B♭5 ("Bella dea, che sorgi dall'ond", "Digli ch'io son fedele", "Lascerò d'esser spietata", "Parto, ma tu ben mio", "Per noi soave e bella", "Qual pellegrino errante", "Son qual nave ch'agitata")
A5 ("Aer tranquillo e dì sereni", "Del sen gl'ardori nessun mi vanti", "E cara la pena", "Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165", "Furie di donna irata", "Grato oblio, soave pace", "Nell'orror di notte oscura", "Non mi chiamar crudele", "Ombra mai fu", "Padre, germano ... Vadasi pure a morte", "Partir vorrei", "Se mai turbo il tuo riposo", "Senza l'amato ben", "Sfere fermate", "Su la fatal arena", "Timida pastorella", "Tu del ciel ministro eletto" Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 2023, "Vieni, ah vieni, e in me riposa", "Vorresti a me sul ciglio")
G♯5 ("Bella dea, che sorgi dall'ond", "Cain, overo Il primo omicidio ... Dalla mandra", "Con battaglia di fiero tormento", "Cuius animam gementem", "Del sen gl'ardori nessun mi vanti", "Dì che sogno, o che deliro", "Lascerò d'esser spietata", "Mi rivedi, o selva ombrosa", "Nell'orror di notte oscura", "Padre, germano ... Vadasi pure a morte", "Partir vorrei", "Per noi soave e bella", "Per voi sul Campo armato", "Pie Jesu", "Qui est homo", "Ride il ciel per me sereno", "Sancta Mater, istud agas", "Senza l'amato ben", "Tu del ciel ministro eletto", "Vanne barbaro alle selve", "Verso già l’alma col sangue")
G5 ("Aer tranquillo e dì sereni", "Che farò senza Euridice", "Cuius animam gementem", "Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165", "Parto, ma tu ben mio", "Sai, che fedel io sono", "Se il ciel mi divide", "Se Romeo t'ucise un filglio", "Splenda per voi sereno", "Stabat Mater", "Timida pastorella", "Verso già l’alma col sangue", "Vieni, ah vieni, e in me riposa", "Vorresti a me sul ciglio")
F♯5 ("Bella dea, che sorgi dall'ond", "Cain, overo Il primo omicidio ... Dalla mandra", "Che farò senza Euridice", "Con battaglia di fiero tormento", "Del sen gl'ardori nessun mi vanti", "Dì che sogno, o che deliro", "Grato oblio, soave pace", "E cara la pena", "Mi rivedi, o selva ombrosa", "Nobil onda", "Non mi chiamar crudele", "Ombra mai fu", "Padre, germano ... Vadasi pure a morte", "Partir vorrei", "Per noi soave e bella", "Qual pellegrino errante", "Ride il ciel per me sereno", "Se il ciel mi divide", "Senza l'amato ben", "Son qual nave ch'agitata", "Su la fatal arena", "Vanne barbaro alle selve")
F5 ("Aer tranquillo e dì sereni", "Cain, overo Il primo omicidio ... Dalla mandra", "Con battaglia di fiero tormento", "Cuius animam gementem", "Digli ch'io son fedele", "Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165", "Ferma, Glauco, che fai?", "Lascerò d'esser spietata", "Parto, ma tu ben mio", "Per noi soave e bella", "Qual pellegrino errante", "Qui est homo", "Sancta Mater, istud agas", "Sfere fermate", "Stabat Mater", "Tu del ciel ministro eletto", "Vieni, ah vieni, e in me riposa", "Vorresti a me sul ciglio")
E5 ("Bella dea, che sorgi dall'ond", "Che farò senza Euridice", "Come nube che fugge", "Del sen gl'ardori nessun mi vanti", "Dì che sogno, o che deliro", "E cara la pena", "Farfaletta che segue l'Amor", "Furie di donna irata", "Galatea, mio bene!", "Grato oblio, soave pace", "Mi rivedi, o selva ombrosa", "Nell'orror di notte oscura", "Nobil onda", "Ombra mai fu", "Padre, germano ... Vadasi pure a morte", "Partir vorrei", "Per voi sul Campo armato", "Qui est homo", "Sai, che fedel io sono", "Se brami salvezza", "Se il ciel mi divide", "Se mai turbo il tuo riposo", "Senza l'amato ben", "Si porgan à Ciprigna", "Su la fatal arena", "Timida pastorella", "Vanne barbaro alle selve")

Significant Low Notes:

E♭4 ("Come nube che fugge", "Dì che sogno, o che deliro", "Furie di donna irata", "Lascerò d'esser spietata", "Ombra mai fu", "Per voi sul Campo armato", "Sancta Mater, istud agas", "Senza l'amato ben", "Timida pastorella", "Tu del ciel ministro eletto", "Vanne barbaro alle selve")
D4 ("Che farò senza Euridice", "Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165", "Grato oblio, soave pace", "Padre, germano ... Vadasi pure a morte", "Parto, ma tu ben mio", "Se mai turbo il tuo riposo", "Se Romeo t'ucise un filglio")
C♯4 ("Digli ch'io son fedele", "Farfaletta che segue l'Amor", "Lascerò d'esser spietata", "Nell'orror di notte oscura", "Nobil onda", "Non mi chiamar crudele", "Partir vorrei", "Per noi soave e bella", "Per voi sul Campo armato", "Qual pellegrino errante", "Ride il ciel per me sereno", "Son qual nave ch'agitata")
C4 ("Parto, ma tu ben mio", "Splenda per voi sereno")
B3 ("Bella dea, che sorgi dall'ond", "Come nube che fugge", "Dì che sogno, o che deliro", "Per noi soave e bella", "Qual pellegrino errante", "Timida pastorella", "Vanne barbaro alle selve")
B♭3 ("Son qual nave ch'agitata")
A3 ("Nell'orror di notte oscura", "Non mi chiamar crudele")
G♯3 ("Boi da Cara Preta", "Nobil onda")
G3 ("Se Romeo t'ucise un filglio")
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Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Discography}
Porpora: Carlo il Calvo (2020) - C♯4-C♯6
Bononcini: Polifemo (2020) - B3-B5
Vinci: Alessandro nell’Indie (2022) - C♯4-B5
Roma Travestita (2022) - G♯3-C♯6

[Macca]

I don't think I've ever seen a male Soprano in my life.

[Goober]

bro has a bold C#4 in his low note section

[kaji]

Sept 15, 2023 21:11:03 GMT Goober said:

bro has a bold C#4 in his low note section

Speaking voice:
youtu.be/RNeV-A6O_Kw?si=PpIH7i1nYJ9XyRVY
youtu.be/cs60upGeYmU?si=dYNeHjoVclnDIKE1&t=462

[Macca]

Sept 15, 2023 21:24:23 GMT kaji said:

Sept 15, 2023 21:11:03 GMT Goober said:

bro has a bold C#4 in his low note section

Speaking voice:
youtu.be/RNeV-A6O_Kw?si=PpIH7i1nYJ9XyRVY
youtu.be/cs60upGeYmU?si=dYNeHjoVclnDIKE1&t=462

He legit has a girl voice! What do you think's the cause for that? is it like a Hormonal thing or is it cause of like vocal surgery?

[kaji]

Sept 15, 2023 22:33:27 GMT Macca said:

Sept 15, 2023 21:24:23 GMT kaji said:

Speaking voice:
youtu.be/RNeV-A6O_Kw?si=PpIH7i1nYJ9XyRVY
youtu.be/cs60upGeYmU?si=dYNeHjoVclnDIKE1&t=462

He legit has a girl voice! What do you think's the cause for that? is it like a Hormonal thing or is it cause of like vocal surgery?

In the second link he talks about it, his voice didn't lower properly in puberty because of some hormonal imbalance. But it didn't affect anything else. 

[rootyrootz]

Sept 15, 2023 23:48:44 GMT kaji said:

But it didn't affect anything else.

[Steingrim]

That looks/sounds kind of crazy. But he's sufficiently good at what he does that it obviously amounts to more than just the "novelty" factor.

[kaji]

Sept 16, 2023 17:09:37 GMT Steingrim said:

That looks/sounds kind of crazy. But he's sufficiently good at what he does that it obviously amounts to more than just the "novelty" factor.

Why does this look crazy to you? There has been voices like this in the past (Michael Maniaci for one).

[Steingrim]

Sept 16, 2023 23:47:30 GMT kaji said:

Sept 16, 2023 17:09:37 GMT Steingrim said:

That looks/sounds kind of crazy. But he's sufficiently good at what he does that it obviously amounts to more than just the "novelty" factor.

Why does this look crazy to you? There has been voices like this in the past (Michael Maniaci for one).

Let's call it unusual then. To my ears he sings and sounds better than most countertenors that are really baritones or something.

[kaji]

Sept 17, 2023 8:36:28 GMT Steingrim said:

Sept 16, 2023 23:47:30 GMT kaji said:

Why does this look crazy to you? There has been voices like this in the past (Michael Maniaci for one).

Let's call it unusual then. To my ears he sings and sounds better than most countertenors that are really baritones or something.

That is because he is a real soprano! Very different from a baritone singing in their head voice and quite frankly out of their tessitura. The timbre, the colour of the voice is up there. The voice shines in that zone. Countertenor will not have that. Maybe a high-voiced tenor singing countertenor could do mezzo-soprano justice, but it's not the same. 

[Steingrim]

Sept 17, 2023 19:04:21 GMT kaji said:

Sept 17, 2023 8:36:28 GMT Steingrim said:

Let's call it unusual then. To my ears he sings and sounds better than most countertenors that are really baritones or something.

That is because he is a real soprano! Very different from a baritone singing in their head voice and quite frankly out of their tessitura. The timbre, the colour of the voice is up there. The voice shines in that zone. Countertenor will not have that. Maybe a high-voiced tenor singing countertenor could do mezzo-soprano justice, but it's not the same. 

Pavarotti sang up to F5 in head voice, this guy's D6 isn't bad at all.

[rootyrootz]

No offense but WTF does Pavarotti have to do with anything? This is a soprano voice that is so far removed lol

[kaji]

Sept 17, 2023 19:30:32 GMT Steingrim said:

Sept 17, 2023 19:04:21 GMT kaji said:

That is because he is a real soprano! Very different from a baritone singing in their head voice and quite frankly out of their tessitura. The timbre, the colour of the voice is up there. The voice shines in that zone. Countertenor will not have that. Maybe a high-voiced tenor singing countertenor could do mezzo-soprano justice, but it's not the same. 

Pavarotti sang up to F5 in head voice, this guy's D6 isn't bad at all.

I do not see any relevance to what I said...? 

[Steingrim]

Sept 17, 2023 23:28:54 GMT rootyrootz said:

No offense but WTF does Pavarotti have to do with anything? This is a soprano voice that is so far removed lol

That was my point, the high tenor sang F5 at the opera without going too far with head voice, some of the countertenors take things way too far. Bruno de Sa doesn't really.

[wbradycall]

What happened to his voice anyways that made it so high pitched? I've never heard of a male singer who couldn't sing below even C3 in my life.

[kaji]

Dec 14, 2023 2:58:01 GMT wbradycall said:

What happened to his voice anyways that made it so high pitched? I've never heard of a male singer who couldn't sing below even C3 in my life.

There's quite a few of these. 

[wbradycall]

Dec 14, 2023 3:52:12 GMT kaji said:

Dec 14, 2023 2:58:01 GMT wbradycall said:

What happened to his voice anyways that made it so high pitched? I've never heard of a male singer who couldn't sing below even C3 in my life.

There's quite a few of these. 

I know this is a tad off topic, but may I know where to find Apollo Granforte's F2 you were talking about in a conversation about Glenn Miller? I'm currently working on a vocal range thread on his voice.

[Steingrim]

Dec 14, 2023 2:58:01 GMT wbradycall said:

What happened to his voice anyways that made it so high pitched? I've never heard of a male singer who couldn't sing below even C3 in my life.

I've seen discussions online involving tenors that were trying to figure out how to sing at least as low as D3 - on a microphone. The demands on low notes sung in an opera hall makes things different.

[kaji]

Dec 14, 2023 4:45:28 GMT wbradycall said:

Dec 14, 2023 3:52:12 GMT kaji said:

There's quite a few of these. 

I know this is a tad off topic, but may I know where to find Apollo Granforte's F2 you were talking about in a conversation about Glenn Miller? I'm currently working on a vocal range thread on his voice.

I am deep into researching Apollo myself. Notewatching opera singers involve going through full operas with the score at hand. Unless you do that, I honestly do not recommend. It’s very easy to miss stuff. As can be seen in my Kathleen Battle thread for example.

[wbradycall]

Dec 14, 2023 9:26:36 GMT Steingrim said:

Dec 14, 2023 2:58:01 GMT wbradycall said:

What happened to his voice anyways that made it so high pitched? I've never heard of a male singer who couldn't sing below even C3 in my life.

I've seen discussions online involving tenors that were trying to figure out how to sing at least as low as D3 - on a microphone. The demands on low notes sung in an opera hall makes things different.

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Of course I wouldn't be comfortable saying that most tenors resonate below B2 or C3 most of the time (there are tenors with good low G's but it's not the norm), but to not be able to at least croon a breathy A2 (I've heard tenors croon lower), I think that is rare. Pretty much every male singer other than this guy and perhaps one other random guy on YouTube had at least a Bb2 in chest voice, and even Michael Jackson can croon a G2 lol. I guess perhaps they may be more common than I think who knows? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[Steingrim]

Dec 15, 2023 1:14:19 GMT wbradycall said:

Dec 14, 2023 9:26:36 GMT Steingrim said:

I've seen discussions online involving tenors that were trying to figure out how to sing at least as low as D3 - on a microphone. The demands on low notes sung in an opera hall makes things different.

😳😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯🤯

Of course I wouldn't be comfortable saying that most tenors resonate below B2 or C3 most of the time (there are tenors with good low G's but it's not the norm), but to not be able to at least croon a breathy A2 (I've heard tenors croon lower), I think that is rare. Pretty much every male singer other than this guy and perhaps one other random guy on YouTube had at least a Bb2 in chest voice, and even Michael Jackson can croon a G2 lol. I guess perhaps they may be more common than I think who knows? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Strohbass is common among tenors. Also called vocal fry. One classically minded source defines the tenors natural range as "from G2 in strohbass, from C3 in chest voice". It's very difficult some times to judge whether a mid-to-high octave 2 note is M1 or not. This skews one's perception of what tenors and some times baritones really are capable of. Some times they can sing a breathy, muddy F2 or something, but they never do, because their corresponding fry note is better period.

[wbradycall]

Dec 15, 2023 10:58:29 GMT Steingrim said:

Dec 15, 2023 1:14:19 GMT wbradycall said:

😳😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯🤯

Of course I wouldn't be comfortable saying that most tenors resonate below B2 or C3 most of the time (there are tenors with good low G's but it's not the norm), but to not be able to at least croon a breathy A2 (I've heard tenors croon lower), I think that is rare. Pretty much every male singer other than this guy and perhaps one other random guy on YouTube had at least a Bb2 in chest voice, and even Michael Jackson can croon a G2 lol. I guess perhaps they may be more common than I think who knows? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Strohbass is common among tenors. Also called vocal fry. One classically minded source defines the tenors natural range as "from G2 in strohbass, from C3 in chest voice". It's very difficult some times to judge whether a mid-to-high octave 2 note is M1 or not. This skews one's perception of what tenors and some times baritones really are capable of. Some times they can sing a breathy, muddy F2 or something, but they never do, because their corresponding fry note is better period.

Yeah lots of well-trained tenors can use strohbass, kargyra, subharmonics, etc. to sing very low notes. Some inhale notes I've heard from tenors are infrasonic (but not well supported so they sound ugly because the human voice isn't naturally built to sing that low).