In a study commissioned by the Post Office, linguist Andrew Linn of Sheffield University and sound engineer Shannon Harris analysed the tone, speed, frequency and intonation of 50 different voices to formulate the requirements for the ideal voice.The deep gravely tones of Jeremy Irons and Alan Rickman were found to be the best male voices, while the sultry husk of Mariella Frostrup and cut-glass pronunciation of Dame Judi Dench headed the female list.
The study found that the most appealing and trustworthy voices should speak no more than 164 words per minute, with intonation that falls rather than rises towards the end of sentences.
En un estudio encargado por el Post Office, el lingüista Andrew Linn de la Universidad de Sheffield y el ingeniero de sonido Shannon Harris analizaron el tono, velocidad, frecuencia y entonación de 50 voces diferentes para formular las exigencias para la voz ideal.
Los tonos profundos graves de Jeremy Irons y Alan Rickman fueron seleccionadas como las mejores voces masculinas, mientras que la sofocante cáscara de Mariella Frostrup y la pronunciación de cristal tallado de la Dama Judi Dench encabezanla lista femenina.
El estudio revela que la voz ideal debe pronunciar un máximo de 164 palabras por minuto y debe emitir pausas de 0,48 segundos entre las frases con distinta entonación.
The Donmar season will continue with Strindberg's Creditors, presented in a new version by David Greig, that Alan Rickman will direct, opening on Sept. 30 (following previews from Sept. 25) for a run to Nov. 15. Written in 1890 and described in press materials as Strindberg's most mature work, Creditors is a darkly comic tale of obsession, honor and revenge, and the production continues the Donmar's commitment to presenting European drama in new adaptations for a modern audience. Rickman, best known as an actor, has also previously directed My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Royal Court Theatre and subsequently at the West End's Playhouse Theatre and Off-Broadway) and The Winter Guest at the Almeida. Playwright/translator Greig previously provided the Donmar with a new version of Caligula, while his original play The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union was revived at the Donmar in 2005.
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