----- Original Message ----- From: "Hild" <hild@c...> To: "Vocalist Temporary" <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 4:53 AM Subject: [vocalist] Re: Re: Re: Charlotte
> > Caio: > > > I can remember telling many people for the first he was blind after they > > had > > > already told me they liked him, or had bought his CD, etc. > > > > > > > Hild:>What kinda people are you talking about? The same people that think > > Liriel is an opera singer? > > > > I'm not so sure she isn't. I'd have to listen to her live. > > > LOL- Why!? She sounds like a cat! Pay attention to the high notes... > Well, perhaps you're lucky and don't have a neighbour that listen to > their cd all day long =) > > > > > >Come on, Bocelli has a cute voice but it's not suited for opera!< > > > > I didn't say anything about that. I said above that I don't believe his > > blindness has contributed to his success. If he were a painter, THAT would > > be a reason to buy his stuff! > > > I think it does. I remember reading an interview of Renee Fleming saying > that he couldn't get into the conservatorium because he was blind so he > began to sing that kinda music. Oh please are you gonna tell me it was > JUST because he was blind? If we're not very fond of him singing opera > today imagine it some years ago and some classes ago! > > > > > Caio> And have you seen > > > Montserrat Cabalet singing? What could be attractive in her image? > > > > > > > Hild:>She is an opera singer! > > > > But if the masses can't tell the difference between a real opera singer and > > a "classical-oriented" pop singer, Cabalet's actual category is not > > important here. Both Cabalet and Bocelli are popular, but her appearance > > or the 3 Tenors' ) has no special feature as Bocelli's supposedly has just > > because of his blindness. In fact, they're all much more on the 'yuk' side > > in terms of appearance. That's why I think his repertoire accounts for his > > success. > > > Credit Caballe's "popularity" to her repertoire. She sang stuff from > Granados to Jose Maria Cano. > Besides she has a very pretty timbre! But as someone else as > saying(don't remember who =) sorry!) > his image doesn't count, just ask how many fans each one of them has. > Don't count Pavarotti on, the guy > has so much recorded that most of his cds are cheaper than > food-including box sets! > > > > > Caio: > > > Or the 3 > > > Tenors? I think what people like is Bocelli's italianated operatic-ish > > > hehe ) way of singing romantic songs. It's this cheesy romantic > > atmosphere > > > that Italians are so good at. > > > > > > > Hild:>Yeah, agree... But don't tell me that his blindness doesn't help him > > sell cds! > > > > If he were handsome ( or deaf! ), I'm sure that would help him. But I don't > > think his blindness is so important for his sales. > > > Ah, he is cute! Don't compare him to Alagna or Jose Cura but he's > good-looking! > Bruna > > > > > > > >
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