He vividly conveys the declamatory thrust and poignancy of the music, bringing affecting dignity to his portrayal.

So do one-way expository phone conversations; elliptical curtain lines that trail into blackouts; and declamatory, high-volume confessions.

There are morally bad kinds of singing, too, from the declamatory timbre of propaganda anthems to the debased, mugging slander of blackfaced minstrelsy.