In a message dated 2/13/2003 6:50:12 PM Central Standard Time, lloyd.hanson@n... writes:
> Dear Vocalisters: > > Messages listed below to which I make reply. > > NOT! > > >In a message dated 2/13/2003 1:50:41 PM Central Standard Time, > >kg7331@g... writes: > > > >> What is your view of opera singers today? Do you think that they and > >> the style of classical music is dying away? > >> > > > >Dying? It's basically dead. > > > >randy buescher >
From Jerome Hines, "The Four Voices of Man", p. 191 "...the tragic fact is that the toal number of Americans who earned $25,000 or more singing opera in the entire U.S.A. in 1994 was only 104."
Lloyd,
You can chose not to reply, I don't care, but the above quote combined with the fact that classical record divisions of labels are being slashed or eliminated along with the need for heavy subsidization of opera just shows how little interest there is. It is dying if not already dead. It's not like I take joy in this, but to 99% of Americans it falls on dead ears. It's a bitter pill to swallow if you love opera and operatic singing but it is true... sorry to break the news to you.
Randy Buescher
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