“Her voice — it’s just like butter,” said a patron of the Hollywood Bowl Friday night, using the familiar “SNL”-derived description of Barbra Streisand’s voice a…
. Not to critique the critiques of esteemed season ticket-holders, but this comparison seemed exactly wrong. Aguilera’s voice is not like butter; if anything, it’s like bourbon. Or maybe a nice steak… a petite one, sure. She has her stratospheric registers and isn’t afraid to employ them, but the bigger part of the appeal of her voice is how full-throatedly low into her gut she can go while still staying at top volume.
Were there costume changes? Yes, many costume changes, but not keep-Dudamel-waiting-for-five-minutes costume changes. When Aguilera would disappear and then reappear while the Phil played interludes , the singer would come back with a new and improved level of accessorizing, whether that involved an elaborate feather boa or a neckpiece that Audrey Hepburn would have died to wear in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
An easy joke to make, seeing her step out with the Phil, was that we definitely would not be hearing “DIrrty” tonight. Except wehear “Dirrty” tonight, and it sounded great with the Phil adding some nicely conceived bonus dramatic tension — just as good as it did when they added a more predictable tenor to the closing “Beautiful.
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