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From:  Tako Oda <toda@m...>
Date:  Fri Sep 29, 2000  10:58 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Big Money WAS:'opera singer' was junior, church


On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Caio Rossi wrote:
> > Considering how many more "pro opera" slots there are out there than
> > "10-year pop career" slots, it is actually more probable that one "make
> > it" (living wage) in opera than in pop.
>
> You don't really think so, do you? Remember they make money from licensed
> merchandise, posters, etc, too.

When you say "they" we're talking about record executives. There is so
much more competition in pop that artists rarely get fair contracts.
The percentage of successful opera career-seekers is orders of magnitude
higher than of successful pop career-seekers, let's put it that way.

-Tako


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