Christopher Purves and Barbara Hannigan, who also created the roles of the Protector and Agnès, are remarkable vocal actors, and their interpretations intensify with time.
Accounts of the great artists of the day, such as the soprano Giuditta Pasta, describe their ability to move audiences profoundly, emphasising that they were great physical as well as vocal actors.
Hook and Twang is not the name of a law firm in an S. J. Perelman story or a Mel Brooks movie; they are two of several vocal modes actors use to enrich and preserve their voices.
Queen guitarist and anti-badger cull campaigner Brian May could be headed for chart success on Sunday with his new single 'Save The Badger, Badger, Badger.' The song, recorded by May and internet entertainer Weebl and featuring the vocals of actor Brian Blessed, has made the top 40 in the iTunes download chart.
The opening scene and song, "Science Fiction, Double Feature" consists of the lips of Patricia Quinn (who appears in the film later as the character Magenta), but has the vocals of actor and Rocky Horror creator, Richard O'Brien (who appears as Magenta's brother Riff Raff).
Zeger handles the flashy piano parts himself, while student singers explore the composer's lyrically effusive vocal lines; the actor Jacob Fishel reads excerpts from Liszt's letters, connecting themes in his life and art.
Starry Eyes, meanwhile, is a slice of synthpop owned by a sweetly strutting vocal from singer, actor and former Mickey Mouse Club performer Terra Deva – a fact that adds weight to the rumour that this was one of the tracks originally intended for fellow former Mouseketeer Britney Spears during Murphy's aborted recording sessions with her.
The episode also features the vocal talents of actor Erik Estrada as King Worm; Estrada would reprise the role for the eponymous fourth season episode "King Worm".
It features the vocals of comic actor Gavin Mitchell, Californian friend Scott Vermeire, actor Bridget McCann and David Shrigley himself.
