--- sopran@a... wrote: >
> In a message dated 8/3/01 2:03:48 PM,
> laura@d... writes:
>
> << you're speaking the
> nonsense now!! >>
>
> Ian,
>
> I'm afraid that you are the one speaking
> nonsense--with a dose of self
> importance and snobbery to boot!
>
> For your information, true professionalism is a
> standard of quality, not of
> remuneration. And in this world, the best are not
> always the best paid. Far
> from it!
>
> Amateurs can--and often do-- achieve the same level
> of vocal excellence as
> paid, full time singers.
>
> It is not unusual for many very fine singers
> (especially in a very crowded
> category such as lyric soprano) to have a very hard
> time finding enough
> paying jobs to earn a decent living as a full time
> singer.
>
> Sadly, it is also not unusual for mediocre and even
> very bad singers to be
> well paid.
>
> An amateur, by the way, is someone who sings for the
> love of singing. And I'd
> rather hear a committed performance by an amateur
> than a "phoned in"
> performance by a "professional" who's only in it for
> the money any day.
>
> Judy
>
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