Troubles caused by singers belting it out | Letters

Modern singers depend for power and vocal strength on technology as well as their own skills, says Ian Flintoff; and Sara Neil on the ‘belting’ vocal techniqueBernhard Warner (Why do stars like Adele keep losing their voice?, 10 August), omits one possibly vital factor: electronic amplification and the normalisation of excessive volume. As is clear from the article, singers like Beniamino Gigli and Enrico Caruso depended totally on vocal and abdominal training, whereas modern singers