She was pretty close to recreating this scene...
Tenors can make women go woozy.
Posted on 06/14/2007 4:58:35 PM PDT by kellynla
He had a better voice than Pavarotti and I like Pavarotti too. Mario Lanza is probably my favorite. I don’t even have a good CD of him—one that has been remastered. He is the all time great in my opinion. I also love Sarah Brightman.
O God!
That was fantastic- he is better than many professionals IMHO.
I think the judges- specifically the men, toned down their appreciation for various reasons. They know darn well than guy is far beyond that competition.
Thank you for this link, HLF, and thank you, kellyna. Brit Hume played this tonight—my very favorite aria. What a magnificent voice! Makes me want to have his front tooth replaced! What a dear man!
Neat! There were a few rough spots (the venue was pretty challenging), but the raw talent is there. And the heart is definitely there. What a sweetheart that guy seems like. Not to be trite, but he sang from the heart. That’s what the audience responded to. He believed with all his heart and soul in what he was doing and the conviction won the audience and the judges over.
Wouldn’t it be great if they had an operatic “American Idol” show? That may boost interest in opera like “Dancing with the Stars” has boosted interest in ballroom dancing.
I get so weary of the young people blasting their pipes on “American Idol”. You can tell what that does to your voice when they have oldies like Bette Midler come back to sing and they sound like crap. But a 60 year old opera singer can still be in the prime of their career because they have used their voice properly.
opera interest ping
She was pretty close to recreating this scene...
Tenors can make women go woozy.
Saw this at the end of Brit Hume’s show, and ended up with tears rolling down my face. I TIVO’d it and replayed it for Mr. Inspectorette - he was blown away. We’ve listened to it three more times since.
I wonder if his past career, especially with the Royal Philharmonic, will get him disqualified.
That’s what I was thinking too, but I figured if I admitted that I thought she was going to throw her panties up at him I’d get in trouble.
WOW!!!!!!
They cut the songs short. The girl on the Rainbow number only got in two verses.
Hmmm...so he’s not just an amateur who sings in the shower. Sounds like he’s a bit of a con man or perhaps just a very good actor.
Her eyes get wide and she seems to have trouble catching her breath.
Read what I was replying to before you JUDGE....geesh
From the moment he stared singing he was great! (not an opera goer)
Well, I don’t know about con-man, but the part where Simon at the end of the show talks about loving shows that find people who are just normal people who have this hidden talent is overstated. He knows he’s got talent, and his opera teachers and his previous gigs know it!
No...I didn;t focus on that...thanks.
That's her tell.
So Polpot is more trained musician, less phone salesman.
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