The singer not the song
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- June
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Nowhere in all the analysis of Susan Boyle has anyone mentioned the obvious: She’s a lovely woman with a lovely voice. But these don’t make a performer. And they don’t make a great artist.
Art requires discipline, training and technique, so that when things go wrong — and they always will — you can go to the wellspring in your soul and produce your art, regardless of the circumstances.
Think of soprano Deborah Voigt’s recent New York appearance in “Alceste” despite the flu. Was it her best work? No. Still, it was too late to cancel, and so she soldiered on, relying on the breath control and the vocal technique she has honed over many years.
Boyle showed courage in coming back after a tough week. But she is going to have to show more than that to have a real career, and the media that have no musical knowledge and thus, no context for judging her performance do her a disservice in suggesting otherwise.
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on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 4:08 pm by Georgette Gouveia.
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Imagine what Susan will do when she has a top-notch vocal coach! She has enchanted people all over the world with raw talent; with training, her accomplishments will know no limits.