<p>Hi - my D sent us this and I think its so relevant...her Grandma can't understand why she doesn't want to audition for one of the many popular singing shows.... :(</p>
<p>Hope others find it interesting...and helpful!</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing. My son hears all of those questions/comments all the time. </p>
<p>Saw that Norm Lebrecht locked onto this article a couple of days ago. We won’t get into the constant “discussions” on his blog about Jackie Evancho and the cadre of older men who think that she is the most talented thing to ever step from heaven to earth…
My daughter’s second to top of the list pet peeve, " Oh, you mean like in Phantom of the Opera"? The one that really gets her going is when someone asks what she does, she tells them, and then is met with, “Well, sing something”. She has a set of stock answers now, depending upon the person’s profession, but it’s like someone telling you that they’re an architect and expecting them to whip up a set of blueprints on the spot!</p>
<p>My son is studying cello performance. Last year he was hired to play a wedding gig and when he was meeting with the bride she asked about his studies. He mentioned that he was studying for a final in Music History and writing a paper for Music Theory, she replied “Oh so you learn some actual real stuff as a Music Major”. !! My son had to swallow his instinctive response so he wouldn’t lose the gig!</p>
<p>I have never heard of Jackie Evancho before so I went to youtube to listen. Interesting.</p>
<p>There is a strange new trend of opera singers on Bachelor/Bachelorette shows: Sharleen Joynt was presented as the epitome of class, elegance and intellect. Hope that’s a comfort :)</p>
<p>Seriously, try saying you are a composer. The most frequent comment: “Wow, you are going to make a lot of money.” Now, that’s funny! Next comment, when you say, well, no, it’s classical, after they look blank or confused: “Oh, you mean, like Mozart?” Andif you are a young female, the confusion goes up dramatically. Perhaps a white wig would help…</p>
<p>I just visited with the author of that article in Tanzania where she was doing an outreach trip! She’s a smart, kind, ambitious young woman who has also started her own opera company.</p>
<p>Hooray! glassharmonica is back! We missed you…hope you had a great trip.</p>
<p>Jackie Evancho, ha! My S, from a young age always got comparisons with Josh Groban. The first time that happened, he turned around and asked me “Who’s Josh Groban?” Now, when someone suggests that he can be the next “Josh Groban”, he just says, “No, more like the next Eric Owen - look him up.” (He got to meet Eric Owen at Young Arts last year - what a nice, encouraging man.)</p>
<p>Funny. I saw Eric Owens at the Met around Christmas. Phenomenal! For my D it’s always Audra McDonald, whom she happens to love and is flattered whenever it happens. But that Miss Evancho is ridiculous. I’m just saying … But if there’s a market folks will keep promoting her brand of “opera”.</p>