To: vocalist
Subject: Very young singers (was: The eternal discussion of Charlotte Church)
Date sent: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:18:16 PST
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>

Hey, I got them all beat. My dad tells me I was "casting out Beelzebub all
over the place" at my baptism. And I was all of two weeks old.

I tell people that's the first time I sang in church. Of course, my parents
and godparents question whether the racket I was making could honestly be
called "singing."

Liz


>From: "John Peoples"
>Reply-To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
>To: vocalist
>Subject: Re: Opera/Charlotte Church
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 08:28:48 -600
>
>I agree whole heartedly. There have been many singers that at a
>very early age exhibited advanced vocal talent. I remember reading
>Joan Sutherlands' autobiography where she talks how about how
>she sounded as an adolescent. But Ms. Church I don't believe is
>one of these phenoms. She does have a nice instrument for her
>age, but the technique flaws tell the story.


Elizabeth Finkler
mightymezzo-at-hotmail.com

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