IN CHORUS: WHERE ARE ALL THE REAL OPERA SINGERS? Broward Metro Edition

I thought I was alone in understanding that much of what Bocelli, for one, sings, is merely Italian pop music. Italians like a full voice, not the choked-up faked wail that passes for pop singing in the United States, so it apparently sounds like "opera" to a pop audience. (Also, it's...

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Published inSun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Main Author Jenny Lind, Henry Getzoff Joan Mickelson Milton Berko Bob Gardiner Kerry Shea Tamarac Plantation Boynton Beach Fort Lauderdale Coconut Creek
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale, Fla Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 17.08.2003
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Johnson, Lawrence A
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Summary:I thought I was alone in understanding that much of what Bocelli, for one, sings, is merely Italian pop music. Italians like a full voice, not the choked-up faked wail that passes for pop singing in the United States, so it apparently sounds like "opera" to a pop audience. (Also, it's in a foreign language, so it must be classical.) I love Bocelli's pop singing. ... Then I began to hear this called "classical." Not too bad, when heard on pop stations; such singing is a relief after, say, the repulsive Celine Dion, who labored and grimaced through God Bless America. (Canada, please keep her home.)