“The human voice is our most powerful tool for transmuting pain and sorrow into radiant well-being. In her book Sound Medicine, Laeh Maggie Garfield attributes the popularity of opera to is ability to purge strong emotions. “Opera buffs go to hear favorite singers not so much for their total performance but for the special notes they are known to hit during successfully written arias,” she writes. “Most often the operatic devotee awaits the high pitch of the dramatic soprano, who unknowingly strikes a healing chord for the rapt listener. The fan is thereby revitalized by the evening’s performance.”
From The Mozart Effect by Don Campell
