Ian Crisp: >and for outright crossover disasters: >Any classically trained singer trying to perform pop or rock or jazz or >musicals or show tunes (with a possible exception for Dawn Upshaw) To which I would add: any black opera singer performing negro spirituals. I can see that they would regard them as "their" music - but they have no understanding of how to sing them IMHO. Julia Werthimer <[log in to unmask]> California, USA