This study deals with the analysis of the uvular /r/ articulation in singing. Traditionally
operatic singers have been avoiding this sound because of its disturbing effect on the
vowel production. However some of the modern French lyric singers pronounce this
consonant in Art songs, as well as in opera. The aim of the study was to examine the
manners of rhotic articulation in singing. Commercial recordings of Art songs of
Gabriel Fauré performed by two French singers (a countertenor and a soprano) were
analysed. The results of the study showed that both a uvular approximant and a uvular
trill were produced, frequently co-occurring with an epenthetic vowel.