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The Voice Box

Clarissa Dunn unwraps some of the mysteries of the human voice and demonstrates what a curious, compelling and complex instrument the voice can be.

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  • The Voice Box (Part Two)

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    12 Oct 2019

    Clarissa Dunn looks at some of the most intriguing vocal virtuosi from opera singers to yodellers to beat boxers: those artists who’ve taken the vocal instrument to physical and imaginative extremes.

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  • The Voice Box (Part One)

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    5 Oct 2019

    From baby cries to flamenco cante, Clarissa Dunn looks at the extremes of pitch, the mysteries of vibrato and the expression of emotion through the human voice. Read more Audio

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The Voice Box

“Just like fingerprints, no two human voices are the same. That’s the wonderful and curious thing about the human instrument: it’s capable of so many different sounds and what is attractive to one person can be entirely repulsive to another.”

Clarissa Dunn is a presenter for Radio New Zealand Concert and professional opera singer.