I'm so glad you posted that, Judy. Right after her performance on the show I saw a 30 second clip on some piece or other asserting that she was lip syncing --- which I found preposterous given the controls they must have. I, too, wonder how it's physiologically possible for such a young one to sing like she does. Julie Krueger On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:16 PM, <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Disregard. I misread the original message. > > Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. > Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. > ------------------------------ > *From: * erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx > *Sender: * lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Date: *Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:00:23 +0000 > *To: *<lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *ReplyTo: * lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject: *[lit-ideas] Re: Ten-year-old opera singer > > She is on YouTube. > > > Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. > Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. > ------------------------------ > *From: * "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sender: * lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Date: *Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:44:46 -0700 > *To: *<lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *ReplyTo: * lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject: *[lit-ideas] Re: Ten-year-old opera singer > > Judy, > > > > Alas, I have 64-bit Windows 7 and Adobe doesn't have the requisite flash > player for that yet. What is this young man's name? Maybe he's on > YouTube. > > > > Yes, I saw early Charlotte Church. I was impressed with her at the time, > but my impression as that Jackie Evancho is better. > > > > I hope our resident Bizarro is wrong about how Jackie Evancho achieved her > polished voice. > > > > Lawrence > > > > *From:* lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Judith Evans > *Sent:* Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:14 AM > *To:* lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [lit-ideas] Re: Ten-year-old opera singer > > > > a little bit older (and male!) but still, worth comparing > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk28mm-bOkc&feature=related > > (I'm trying to find the right Charlotte Church recording) > > > Judy Evans, Cardiff > --- On *Thu, 19/8/10, Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>* wrote: > > > From: Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Ten-year-old opera singer > To: "Lit-Ideas" <Lit-Ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thursday, 19 August, 2010, 17:27 > > > > Eric, > > > > No doubt you have heard of Jackie Evancho: > > > > > http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/08/11/an-incredible-10-year-old-opera-singer-on-americas-got-talent/ > > > > How is it possible for a ten-year-old girl to have such a well-developed > operatic voice? A friend who heard her said Jackie reminded her of > something from the exorcist. Her voice is beautiful, but it is bizarre that > she should have it. > > > > I didn't have that reaction. I listened to her several times and she > brought tears to my eyes on each occasion. She is a prodigy. I just hope > her managers don't ruin her life. > > > > > > Lawrence > > >