Originally Posted by Michael a:
“This young man happens to be 73 years old, young man. He also happens to be an AGSM so I am well familiar with the singers you mention and a good many more besides, so i suggest that you desist from trying to tell granny how to suck eggs. I am well aware of the fact that Faryl is a child; I am also aware that she is not the finished article and have said so a number of times in various forums. To compare her with adult conservatoir trained singers at the heights of their powers is just plain ridiculous. These people did not emerge from the womb with magnificent voices. They, like the rest of us, were born with an instrument which they, unlike the majority of us, chose to spend years of training to tune it to near perfection. It is far from easy. it takes dedication, hard work and a burning desire to sing and to sing well the most demanding repertoire of classical works. Faryl is serving the artistic version of an apprenticeship. She is being taught by a very competent professional teacher, and has done so since the age of seven. She is also fortunate enough to be able to gain valuable experience by appearing on major concert platforms in this country. In an interview at the Classical Brits Awards she said, and I paraphrase, "I am still a nobody and to watch these singing legends at rehearsal I learn so much, and they tell me things". This girl has the raw talent to go anywhere her heart desires in the music world. She has already come far by sheer hard work, and she knows that she still has along way to go; it ill behoves anyone to dismiss her lightly as "boring" "very, very ordinary" and "nothing special".”
Indeed, she is young and has a lot to learn but she will get a lot better with experience.
Originally Posted by ianfreeman:
“The point I was trying to make was that these people - like them or not - are/were true entertainers, not just superb singers. They haven't 'sold out', just 'gone plural' (bleagh@thatphrase) to ensure they constantly move forward.
If you're a fan of obscure opera singers like ForestChav is, that's absolutely fine, of course. But some people choose to grow their career outside of their main skill and I admire them for it.
Edward G. Robinson was a song-and-dance man before he became a consummate actor. On a different level, admittedly, Des O'Connor was a comedian, then a singer, then a talk-show host and Madonna has re-invented herself several times. Graham Norton - actor, stand-up, compere...
OK, comparisons can be odious but this is just to re-iterate my point. The blind adoration of this child's singing skills shown by some people here can't cover up the fact that she still has a very long way to go before she can compete on the bigger stage. And that is the way it should be - let her enjoy her youth while she has it.
Good luck to her - I hope she achieves, and I hope I'm still alive to see it!”
Not all of them are opera singers, in fact, some of them never have sung opera.
