And "Oui" showcases his uncommonly nasal voice, which, at a slow pace, feels ineffectual but sounds electric and percussive at quicker speeds.
Johan Botha successfully takes up the challenge of the title role with an intensely lyrical and technically secure portrayal; Renée Fleming, as Desdemona, proves that she can still exploit the resources of her uncommonly expressive voice with elegance and taste.
The German tenor Gerhard Siegel, who made his Met debut last month as Mime in "Das Rheingold," brought an appropriately nasal yet uncommonly powerful voice and menacing presence to this role, the operatic equivalent of a great character part in film.
Plácido Domingo defined the title role for a generation of Met operagoers, but Johan Botha successfully takes up his mantle with an intensely lyrical and technically secure portrayal; Renée Fleming, as Desdemona, proves that she can still exploit the resources of her uncommonly lovely voice with elegance and taste.
And voicing Mr Fuzzypants, Spacey sounds uncommonly lethargic – like Francis Underwood, stripped of all his verve.
The climax of the Andante moderato sang with an uncommonly beautiful instrumental voice.
The excerpt from Tea envisions a disillusioned Watson returning to the 221B Baker Street after an uninspiring date, sad because what he really wants is Sherlock: 'I can give that to you,' he said, his voice uncommonly rough.
He has an uncommonly clear, powerful, clarion voice which is in and of itself cause for wild cheering.
None of this alters the welcome fact that the iX35 is a thoroughly pleasing car to drive, especially with the 134bhp diesel engine which is uncommonly smooth, has a proper "voice", and pulls with immediacy and authority from very low speeds.
The cleverly rhyming "The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade" written by Justin Roberts and illustrated by Christian Robinson tells the story of the unobtrusive, uncommonly observant Sally McCabe who finds her voice when she speaks up for compassion and unites her school.
Yet his voice, like everything about him, was uncommonly large.
