But she had a considerable artistic arsenal that included a strong, finely polished voice and a trim, statuesque figure.
What works, as the Hives prove repeatedly, is loud guitars marshalled in the service of indelible melodies, and a distinctive but not technically polished voice caterwauling.
Daniel Lockwood's strong, attractive tenor served Nanki-Poo's music well and proved to be the most polished voice in the cast.
Both have rich, polished voices and were sufficiently expressive that Mr. Quasthoff's comments were essentially matters of fine-tuning and goading them to think more carefully about how particular passages might be most eloquently presented.
December 18 2011 Dennis Keene leads his elegant and polished Voices of Ascension choir in a selection of serious Christmas fare — Nativity motets by Victoria, Palestrina, and Sweelinck, as well as classics by Mendelssohn (the glorious "Weihnachten"), Bruckner, and Rachmaninoff and a new work by Nico Muhly.
Even playing the sloppy, grief-addled drunk of "The Bad Seed," Ms. Heckart always gave off an air of sharpness and strength, with her polished gravel voice and the slow, toothsome smile that suggested she knew something you didn't.
They are also soundproofed better, meaning the ride is quieter and the announcements, featuring the polished recorded voices of Bloomberg radio and television commentators, can be heard better.
For the occasion, Helen Cha-Pyo, the associate director of music at the church, conducted the Riverside Festival Singers, a well-polished 28-voice choir that sang with both the robustness demanded by the Vaughan Williams works, including his contrapuntal and harmonically updated arrangement of "Greensleeves," and the suppleness required by Sir John's gentle hymns.
British motion picture and stage character actor noted for his smooth, distinguished voice, polished, ironic style, and intelligent portrayal of a variety of roles, ranging from villains to sympathetic gentlemen.
That record is why he was handpicked by the conservative groups that have worked for years to push the Supreme Court to the right; Trump's promise to give those groups what they wanted in turn helped endear him to conservatives who weren't voting for him so much as they were voting for another polished right-wing voice on the high court.
Ms. Haïm leads a period-instrument band, Le Concert d'Astrée, which plays with a magnificent deftness, and a finely polished chorus, European Voices.
