Jon Johanning ([log in to unmask]) wrote: >I was just reading the other day (in the NY Times, I think) an interesting >article about Signor Bocelli. According to it, he is going to make his >U.S. opera debut in Werther this fall. The author also pointed out that >some criticisms of him, for example, that he does not follow conductors >well or gesture well when performing opera, are related to his blindness. >Does anyone believe that blind opera singers should be given some >allowances in such areas, or should we advise them to find another career? Given that I don't care for opera.... But I think this is a dangerous notion: how far would you take it? making allowances for one-armed pianists? (And I'm not referring to the Ravel concerto) Deryk Barker [log in to unmask]