As if Ashley Simpson hadn't betrayed us enough*, this has just come to light about Pavarotti.
I, for one, am disgusted. Live performance is about The Moment, not pre-recorded perfection! If he wasn't up to it, someone else would have been. The recording industry has done wonders for Historical Preservation--but it is hampering the natural evolution of Serious (aka "Classical") Music to a point of paralysis.
Fuck it.
*Just by attempting to "sing" in the first place.
I, for one, am disgusted. Live performance is about The Moment, not pre-recorded perfection! If he wasn't up to it, someone else would have been. The recording industry has done wonders for Historical Preservation--but it is hampering the natural evolution of Serious (aka "Classical") Music to a point of paralysis.
Fuck it.
*Just by attempting to "sing" in the first place.
1 comment:
i've been hearing "rumors" about this and other lip-syncing by pavrot. it's sad because the spontaneous creation of sound is part of what i love about the opera tradition. i also think opera singers are convinced by others, or convince themselves, that things are more dangerous for their voice than they are. singing one song, just one song, is nearly any weather condition should not be so dramatic!
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