The vocal standards were high throughout the concert.
It sometimes seems more glossy pageant than gritty production, and vocal standards are uneven.
His vocal standards should be matched by those of his love interest, Rosina, sung by the soprano Ruth Ann Swenson.
Other readers countered Mr. Isherwood's argument with praise for singers who are keeping Broadway's vocal standards high.
"Where Do I Go From You," a collection of vocal standards sung by Mr. Chaffin in a tribute to the big-band era, was the PS debut set.
Vocal standards are competent rather than exceptional this time round, with the distinguished and immensely important exception of Mihoko Kinoshita's compelling Butterfly, who rises fearlessly to the challenges of the second half of the drama.
The answers start with the fact that vocal standards, though decent enough – Allan Clayton a good Tamino, Ambur Braid a mostly effective Queen of the Night, Peter Coleman-Wreliableliasle alwaysays but too middle-aged for Papageno – cannot match the cut-through standard set by Crowe, a fact that surely reflects ENO's failure to sufficiently nurture a corps of home-grown principals.
We particularly liked Channel 73, dubbed "Frank's Place," where there's a lot of Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett and other singers of American vocal standards.
Far less successful was a puzzling evening set from Seth MacFarlane, the "Family Guy" creator and onetime Oscar host, who on the strength of a genuine love of Sinatra swing has released numerous albums of big band-backed vocal standards.
He is a consummate performer, wrapping his gruff, surprisingly tender vocal around standards such as Kris Kristofferson's Help Me Make It Through the Night and his own Red Headed Stranger.
