On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Margaret Harrison wrote:
> And, to avoid excessive posts, Tako also wrote on this thread:
>
> > According to my definition: "opera singer = someone who sings opera",
> > Brightman is the only actual opera singer.
>
> Actually, Bocelli has been doing a lot of opera singing lately - in
> fact I think he's far more an "opera singer" than Brightman (can
> anyone cite a live opera she's done?).
My apologies, I didn't realize that Bocelli was doing opera now - I
thought he was still a recording artist exclusively. Since Phantom of the
Opera is technically an opera, Brightman had a pretty long run as an opera
singer. I don't think she'd survive any 19th century opera, but I found
her to be perfect as Christine when I saw her in NY many years ago. Her
voice has a singularly clear, rounded tone, which reflected the childlike
innocence of the role.
Tako
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