“Let’s do that ‘Aaaaaaaaaa’,” Catona said, doing scales of Aaaa-s. Minnelli and Catona demonstrated the beginning of a lesson. Minnelli swears by it, saying her voice may, after hard work, have three octaves, including the soprano range she has never had, and be better than ever. The video, demonstrating vocal techniques, will be pitched to Asia’s karaoke -singing public, a potentially lucrative market. I’m cold-hearted: I’ll do what I have to do to get the job done.”Ĭatona, 44, is in Hong Kong partly to sit in on the Midem music festival and partly to clinch distribution deals for a new video-audio course called Voice Power. “It works,” said Minnelli of the controversial method that has had many more traditional singing coaches in paroxysms of horror. “I followed Gary here because I’ve got to get my voice in shape quickly for three concerts in a row in San Francisco next week,” she said, grinning across the sofa at Gary Catona, singing coach to the likes of Annie Lennox, Paula Abdul, Seal and others. She says she is here because this is where her voice coach happens to be this weekend.
Nor is Minnelli here for a rest – which she probably needs after all the stress, caused as much by gossipy media coverage in the United States as her operation last month to remove polyps from her throat. Not to perform, or attend meetings, she said (although from a meeting that I found myself shown into by accident it seemed a local promoter might just have signed her up for a big Asian tour). “I couldn’t speak at all,” said Minnelli, mimicking her not-even-a-whisper voice of a month ago. She went from singing the challenging role in the Broadway musical Victor Victoria, filling in for Julie Andrews, to absolutely nothing. When Liza Minnelli lost hers earlier this year she did it in style. In 2008/09 she performed the Broadway show Liza’s at The Palace.! which earned a Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event.For a singer, to lose his or her voice is traumatic.
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She did several well-received guest appearances in the sitcom Arrested Development and had a small role in the movie The OH in Ohio, while continuing to tour internationally. Minnelli also toured internationally and did shows such as Liza Minnelli: At Carnegie Hall, Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event, and Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall.Īfter years of chronic health problems, including a serious infection with viral encephalitis, she returned with a new concert show, Liza’s Back, in 2002. While film projects such as Lucky Lady, A Matter of Time and New York, New York were less favorably received than her stage roles, Minnelli became one of the most versatile, highly regarded and best-selling entertainers in television, beginning with Liza with a Z in 1972, and on stage in the Broadway productions of Flora the Red Menace, The Act and The Rink. Minnelli rose to international stardom for her appearance as Sally Bowles in the 1972 film version of the Broadway musical, Cabaret, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is the daughter of legendary singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli.Īlready established as a nightclub singer and musical theatre actress, she first attracted critical acclaim for her dramatic performances in the movies The Sterile Cuckoo and Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon. Liza May Minnelli is a legendary American singer and actress.
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