tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post2368109533370209146..comments2023-09-26T03:53:17.142-04:00Comments on Pentimento: "Singing is for Suckers"Pentimentohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-78771603960449437782009-09-05T11:29:12.423-04:002009-09-05T11:29:12.423-04:00"It doesn't make economic sense, but this..."It doesn't make economic sense, but this is beauty we are talking about here." This has long been my mantra. As Babette says in the movie "Babette's Feast," "An artist is never poor." And we know that success in the eyes of the world counts for nothing in the eyes of God. <br /><br />The best music and the best poetry -- are you focusing on German Lieder?<br /><br />When I dropped out of opera I actually went on to have some success giving concerts in more intimate settings. I always preferred it; the connections made between musicians and audience were much more profound.Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-5733333353978454632009-09-02T20:40:39.387-04:002009-09-02T20:40:39.387-04:00Well, I'll comment. I sing classical music as ...Well, I'll comment. I sing classical music as an avocational singer. Do I regret not singing professionally? Well, it's a wash. I wasted years not singing; but at this point I sing what I want where I want, and my rather good day job means I can pay for lessons, etc. Audiences are local - you will never see me up in HD from the Met. But I am spending my days filling my head with the best music and best poetry ever written, as I practice, and fill the occasional evening, for other people, with good music. <br /><br />It doesn't make economic sense, but this is beauty we are talking about here. <br /><br />Maybe it's a case of the weak things being chosen to confound the strong. If someome very talented and well-trained sings or plays from the heart, billionaires will hush and stand still and tears will come to their eyes. Beauty, if shared among people of good will, simultaneously humbles and lifts people up. <br /><br />I can't say it any better than you did in the last sentence of your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com