Friday 17 April 2009

Stop the presses!

If you haven't seen this yet, have a look:



THIS is why our mothers always told us not to judge a book by its cover. Damn, girl. Go all the way, I'm rooting for you.

My father is an orchestra conductor; it's fair to say, I'm a snob when it comes to music. Especially singers. Especially sopranos - even lyric and mezzo. (If it were up to me, the number of tenors allowed to "sing" in public would be reduced by 90%.) This woman is not an operatic talent, Ms. Boyle is a genuine talent just the same.

Do you suppose an American audience would have responded in the same way? I'd like to think we're less shallow than I suspect we are...

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