pushing up with Nathan Gunn

What's the secret behind the most famous chest in opera?

Nathan Gunn, who "works out only in a pair of athletic shorts because he sweats "like crazy"" reveals his workout routine to a panting Wall Street Journal.

His favourite way to release pent-up pre-show adrenaline? "A set of incline push-ups" in his dressing room. "I do just enough to tire my muscles out,"  he says.

Comments

[Hal]

'Fraid Gunn is pushing his body to deflect attention from his so-so singing. A really first class singer would be above this kind of thing, in my view.

[Keith]

I don't care what he sounds like. WOOF, WOOF!

[Anne]

I think the basic thing is this- less attention to your abs, Nathan honey, and more on your diaphragm. Which needs serious exercise cause no one can fucking hear you from the audience.

[Duane M]

Mr. Gunn is a Professor of Voice and understands well the importance of not pushing his somewhat, lighter voice. Vocal Pedagogy practitioners caution premature wear to a lighter voice, when pushed to it's limits, is detrimental to one's vocal health. Perhaps lighter voices should be presented in smaller venue settings.