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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