Paul Mealor is after a gentleman with a loooooooow E...(would that make a 'basso really profondo'?


Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16858789

Thanks, I enjoyed reading that. Its more than an octave lower than I can get !

There are a small number of 'double bass' singers who sing an octave lower than normal - very rare. I've only ever encountered one.

Most 2nd basses would at best get to around the A (which makes Rachmaninov Vespers feasible!)

Wow, optimistic or what? I would think his best chance of finding a voice that low is in Russia. They seem to breed contrabasses with very low notes and good resonance. I think it must be a combination of genetics, winter temperatures, cigarettes and vodka.

The one I knew was as wide as he was tall!