Beyoncé headlined Glastonbury festival, replacing screaming guitar solos with vocal pyrotechnics.

She experienced a slight loss of vocal power, but lost none of her ability to sustain a long legato line or delight an audience with vocal pyrotechnics.

As Samantha, Stacy Francis won the loudest cheers for her vocal pyrotechnics and a range that runs from chesty depths to unearthly heights.

Ms. LuPone is a gifted actress whose vocal pyrotechnics are especially idolized by the British, not least because their own musical-theater stars can rarely match them.

Diana Amos's Zemire had a slightly taut sound at times and her articulation was unclear, but her vocal pyrotechnics were as charming as her impersonation.

True, Cantor Mendelson said, but the vocal pyrotechnics of some cantors - their shattering high C's and high D's - were not entirely inappropriate.

The star's vocal pyrotechnics can also be weird.

She brought something special in shape and coloration to every phrase of Leonora's arias, making them believable crystallizations of emotion rather than merely vehicles for vocal pyrotechnics.

Alea has been singled out for her unique style and presence, and for "providing a strong, sultry voice and some amazing vocal pyrotechnics."

As a teacher, she stressed artistry and interpretation rather than vocal pyrotechnics.