Talk:Michael Maniaci

Quantitative Vocal Range

I would like to see a quantitative range for Maniaci. I'm sure with his level of fame his vocal range is listed somewhere but I don't know where and don't have time to look. If anyone could put his range up I would appreciate it. Thanks! TheNad 09:37, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Two octaves - middle C to high C. Nomad (talk) 21:45, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Please do not delete

Maniacci is mentioned in so many music articles now and he has red wiki-links all over the place that I thought I would start the page. Give me some time to build it please. The man made the front cover of the entertainment section for the New Tork Times for goodness sake and has sung lead roles with three of the big four opera companies in the US including the Metropolitan OperaNrswanson (talk) 07:02, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

• No problem. Just please try and add some citations to the article. That's a major requirement for any article on WP, as I'm sure you are aware. will381796 (talk) 07:14, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

NPOV

• The wording of many areas in this article deviates far from a neutral point of view. For example: "What makes Maniaci such an exciting singer is that he can sing these high castrato roles in a style and sound like the castrato of old, a sound the world hasn't heard for about a hundred and fifty years." Similar statements are found throughout. will381796 (talk) 07:34, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

• Well I will try to get rid of such language but you wanted me to prove relevance. And the fact is he is the only man in over 150 years who can do what he does is exciting and that is why there is so much attention being given to him.Nrswanson (talk) 07:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

That's fine. Just try and do it while maintaining a neutral point of view and avoiding WP:WEASEL words. will381796 (talk) 07:59, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

• How do things look now?Nrswanson (talk) 08:47, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
• Much better. May I suggest perhaps some sort of infobox? I don't know if your opera project usually incorporates infoboxes about your singers, but many biographies do include them. will381796 (talk) 04:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

• We don't. We have about 30 pages archived on arguments about info boxes which ultimately made us decide not to use them. lol I do not want to open that can of worms again.Nrswanson (talk) 04:15, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Lead

The lead states ...a result of a hormonal imbalance or other physiological anomalies, but for some unknown reason Maniaci's larynx did not develop causing his voice to not "break" in the usual manner. Wouldn't his voice not breaking be considered a "physiological anomaly"? — MusicMaker5376 14:55, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

• I wondered the same. Clarification would be appreciated. TheNad 09:37, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Castrato singers

I am going to reinstate my edit. There does not need to be an explanation nor history of castrato singing beyond what is described in the lede. This article is about Michael Maniaci, not when castration was practiced. All of that paragraph's information relevant to the subject is described in the article's first paragraph. Ipsenaut (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

I believe anyone who compares Maniaci to real castrati is very, very wrong. One of the main characteristics of castrati voices was POWER. Their ribs didn't solidify for a much longer time allowing their chests to expand and giving them powerful voices. And their range (as their contemporaries said) was enormous. Maniaci is not only very poorly ranged (just two octaves over the middle C), but also lacks power.

I did listen to him. Yes, it impresses when a three-day-shade sings in the second octave, it really stuns... for a few minutes. After that, you realize that he actually has nothing to offer. Basically, what he is, is a very weak contralto and nothing more than a circus trick. Nomad (talk) 21:38, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

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