Lend Me A Tenor Character Analysis

There was a lot of good voice work in Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig, performed at Azusa Pacific University. Overall the entire cast had excellent voice work and the show was very good and very funndy. The cast’s breathing, resonance, and articulation all helped to evoke a comical and delightful atmosphere. The character that I found interesting was Max played by Matt Bolden because he had to use various parts of his voice through the production. Throughout the whole show Bolden had good breath support, you could tell because you could understand what he was saying. At some points throughout the show it was hard to tell where he was breathing from just because his somewhat baggy and loose fitting costume covered and hid a lot of where he was …show more content…
When he was Max (instead of pretending to be Tito, played by Jonathan Fierros), a lot of his resonance seemed to be a mix of nose, cheeks, and direct mouth resonance. However during the show when Max had to pretend to be the opera star Tito, his resonance changed from the nose, cheeks, and direct mouth resonance to more of a chest and direct mouth resonance. On top of that he also did an Italian accent that was rather humorous and impressive. He also had good articulation; I could understand everything that was being said with ease. Even when he was performing as “Tito” with the Italian accent he could be understood. Overall this did help to develop the character. When the character Max was just Max he could not get Maggie to fall in love with him. His resonance helped to depict him as a bit of a pushover. Then when Tito teaches him how to sing he gains a little bit of confidence. Yet, when Tito apparently dies and Max has to pretend to be him (the part after intermission) he becomes confidant. His resonance also changes as well. I thought that the vocal work of the actor definitely helped create the story rather than detract from the story. All of the vocal work heled to make the story