Update from the bunker, and Angel Voice

[winter]

My exam is on Saturday. That would be the exam that tests, in six-hour, 240-question detail, the encyclopedic knowledge contained in 6 books that together run well over 3,000 pages. Thank gods for Schweser Study Notes is all I'm saying. And study leave.

Last-minute studying is made all the more fun by infection-related vertigo. For some reason it's worse when I'm in front of a computer, so that's added motivation to look at a page, not a screen ;)

And just in time, my study aid came in the mail. I had a *cough* copy of Maki Ichiro's graduation CD Angel Voice album before, but it was a much-copied cassette tape version with distortions. It's much better in original CD format. And it showcases Ichiro's voice in such good songs - everything from an otokoyaku-transposed Ich gehör nur mir to female-register Beauty and the Beast theme, with everything else - Luck be a lady, It's a wonderful world, Unchained melody and other standards - chosen to show off the warmth and quality of her voice. It stays up to repeated playing very well.

(Not to mention the Phantom of the Opera with Ichiro!Erik and Hanafusa!Christine. Why do I like Mari Hanafusa best in her first combo?)

Sunday is freedom, and possibly madness.

Comments

[reynardine.livejournal.com]

Study hard and good luck on your test!!

[winter]

Not thanking you in order not to jinx it ;)

[alice_montrose]

*hugs* Good luck with your exam. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

[winter]

...your icon is utterly adorable :D

[alice_montrose]

Thank you! <3

I saw it and just had to snatch it. This one came from the same batch.

*runs off to one-before-last exam*

[galynthia.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better and good luck! I do not miss university at all! (well maybe I miss all the "free" food!)

I actually just saw Maki for the first time yesterday! Her voice is really amazing! It's so smooth and she doesn't sound like she's reaching for the low notes! I definitely need to look for more things with her in them.

[winter]

Trust me, there's a lot you should see and listen to :) Her voice is really something, both in otokoyaku and onnayaku version. She holds the distinction of being both my favourite Death and my favourite Elisabeth.

[galynthia.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I do recall hearing that she'd played Elisabeth fairly recently (in the last year or two?). If she was half as good as she was as Death I bet it was wonderful!

[winter]

She played Elisabeth from 2001 to 2006 :) For me she's the seminal Elisabeth of all productions, the most human one - strong, fragile, engaging. Recently, since she's on maternity leave (with her Death as the father, natch), Komu and Suzukaze Mayo took over for the 2008-2009 run.

[tokugawa.livejournal.com]

Hanafusa is best with Ichiro but I loved her the most during Zunko and Wao era(Tom era...she didn't harmonize too well during Ghost At Midnight and I haven't seen her with Fubuki either besides Elisabeth).

Ohh I used to have that CD too, its one of my favorites from Ichiro(and I love The Phantom Of The Opera from here as well).

[winter]

I like Hanafusa with Zunko fine, but I have to admit that with Wao, she concentrated too much on making Wao shine, rather than showing her own brilliance.

[dunkle-feuer.livejournal.com]

I hope you are feeling a bit better by now at least, so that you won't be too distracted during your exam tomorrow *hugs*

And good luck with your exam! I'm sure you will do very well!

[winter]

Went tolerably, I think :) Now to finally fall over.