Though he sang ardently and expressively, his voice was wavery, and his top notes were pinched.

Orpheus sings ardently through elaborate violin solos (played nicely here by Laura Park).

Stanley Warren and Kevin Deas sang ardently as these Spaniards.

Hillevi Martinpelto sang ardently as Leonore in "Leonore," while Ms. Voigt was incandescent.

The high point of the cast should be Marcello Giordani, who has been singing ardently and ringingly, as Cavaradossi.

She seemed by then too tired to maintain her tone and to sing ardently at the same time.

Tracey Welborn sang ardently but pushed his lyric voice worrisomely.

By Act III he was coughing and clearly uncomfortable, but he sang ardently to the end.

In "Andrea Chenier," Daniela Dessi sang ardently.

He is now making his first United States tour, and the Palladium was packed with fans who sang along ardently.