Episode 22: Vocal care and impact with Gina Razon

Our lives are largely based on speech and communication, but so many of us have less than positive relationships with our voice. Either we hold ourselves back from speaking, or we strain it from overuse. My guest on Women Inspired, Gina Razon, is a speaker, singer and voice and speech specialist. She shares her stories and mission on the connection between our sense of well-being and our voices as well as sings us some raw Edith Piaf.

Our Guest

From the Dominican Republic, by way of New York City, mezzo-soprano Gina Razón is recognized for her versatility, physicality and the rich warmth of her instrument. She shifts effortlessly between the opera house and the concert hall, expressing her unique blend of musicality in movement, timing, and dramatic intensity. Embracing diverse roles, Ms. Razón radiates an uninhibited flow of emotion exploring the nuances of the human condition. A gifted recitalist, Ms. Razón infuses the song recital with a sense of immediacy and vitality. She particularly enjoys new compositions and both Latin American and twentieth-century literature.

Gina Razón has taught voice for over fifteen years in private, community and academic settings. She is also sought after as an acting, speaking and performance coach. Gina is a co-manager of Opera on Tap Boston, voice coach for TEDx Cambridge and executive director of the Operaverse project. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Music from the University of Denver, both in voice performance.

Favorite stage performances include; the title role in Carmen; Dido in Dido and Aeneas; Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes; Jenny Diver in The Threepenny Opera; Maddalena in Rigoletto; Olga Olsen in Street Scene; Third Lady in The Magic Flute; Tituba in The Crucible; Suzuki in Madama Butterfly; Flowermaiden in Parsifal; and La Viuda Soto in the world premiere of Mark Medoff’s Sara McKinnon. Concert highlights include; excerpts from a together-coloured instant and Noche y Luna, Mar y Fuego, two song cycles written for Ms. Razón.

Guest Links

• GrowVoice.com