Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with the dream part, Tina. Do not forget that this is a very popular TV format that sells all over the world, though. It's from the Freemantle stable, or comparably, and this simply means that it is staged. Or at least very well scripted. Because it makes it sell better. Everything in these talent shows is, except for the talents themselves. They get played with. The poor lad is talented, but I will tell you what will happen next. He will get a music contract with one of the majors, will get in the entertainment business, and after a while, he'll discover that that wasn't what he wanted at all. And that will be the end of his story. Luckily, he'll have enough money at that time to finally do what he wanted to do in the first place: sing opera. Not belcanto. So I am happy for him. But he'll have less money than those that invented the format. Which is kind of perverse (you ought to know because it's all about intellectual property and what that's worth) And it makes me wonder: why did he have to sell cell phones in the first place? In a good educational system his talent would have been noticed in time. And not too late as he is now: I heard a radio interview with him (media loves fairy tales) and he's completely unaware of what is happening to him. Let alone that it is too late for him to get excellent: by the time that he's trained enough to reach a high level of performance, he will be physically too old and his voice won't bear with him any more. Yet another unpolished diamond thrown away by modern society. Panem et circenses... Philippe Op 7-okt-07, om 00:10 heeft Tina Manley het volgende geschreven: > At 02:59 PM 10/6/2007, you wrote: >> It is a fantastic story, and I am verry happy for him, but I still >> have heard better Nessun Dormas. I do like his articulation a lot, >> but technically and qua maturity he still has a good way to go. >> It will be interesting to follow his progression, nevertheless. >> Philippe > > Philippe!! > > I'm glad you weren't one of the judges! What were you expecting > from a cell phone salesman who has never had formal voice > training? Of course you have heard better Nessun Dormas from > professional opera singers with voice training. I think his > performance was awe inspiring and gives great encouragement to > everybody with a dream. > > Tina > > Tina Manley > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >