Margaret Harrison wrote: >If a singer/actor is gifted enough to be vocally and dramatically viable >in a role like Werther, why shouldn't he/she be performing on stage? I agree that, with the right gifts, blindness should not rule out a singer doing opera, at least in some roles. What I was wondering is whether the repertoire that would be feasible would be too limited to make a career out of. In Bocelli's case there is the added factor that his voice is probably more suited for pop singing. But then again, I can't think of any other major opera singers who were blind (although I am not an opera expert--can anyone else)? Jon Johanning // [log in to unmask]