Jackie Evancho
Last Sunday I had a piece in the Times about crossover soprano Jackie Evancho. She’s difficult to write about for several reasons, not the least of which being that she’s a child. On the other hand, her parents have decided it’s ok for her to be in the limelight, so it’s only fair that she plays by the same rules as everyone else.
In any case, the crux of the situation from this vantage point boils down to this:
The task [of quantifying Evancho] is made even more difficult by the fact that Evancho is, in many ways, unremarkable. She has said on several occasions that she doesn’t practice much, and though her website lists 10 full-length concerts between now and September, many of her gigs are one- or two-song appearances.
By way of contrast, the pre-college divisions of major conservatories are full of sixth-graders who can play circles around her. Anglican and Episcopal cathedral choirs have spent 400 years training children from age 7 to sing extremely difficult music in a manner antithetical to Evancho but still highly stylized and not entirely natural. Elite gymnasts with Olympic aspirations or ballet dancers with an eye on a pro career have to get their 10,000 hours of practice in before they even reach middle school. All of these children spend hours shuttling between lessons, competitions and training gyms with many living away from home for large parts of the year.
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You Pompous Ass. You don’t NEED to write anything at all about this little girl who will be a major star, Just sit back like the rest of us and enjoy the beautiful sounds coming out of that mouth. Give up your poor attempt at journalism and get a real job.
A pretty stupid article. The girl has a lovely voice. Whether she’s better or worse than someone else, or ten thousand others, is beside the point. She’s been launched into orbit by the publicity machine, and she’s giving concerts on the basis of that. Just by way of comparison, in the instrumental world of classical music, are you willing to say that the concert soloists with the best careers are all greater musicians than those with less public success? Luck and circumstance always play a huge role, as we all know. So leave the girl alone, for goodness sake.
the child is gifted the voice is unique the singing is far superior to trained
she is a talented person blessed with beauty.try and take it away from her
she sings by memory no sheet music in fron of her. why do you attack beauty nature
gave her she is a angel given us in times like these.why are you jealous
evidently ones whpo practise for hours are not talented or ment to sing
or perform. why are you trying to train a kid to be what it has no talent to be??
jackie evancho is born talent your is`nt.
leave her alone.
There is born talent and there is forced ,cold, unsincere, phoney performers
actors and singers. Any child who practises for 10,000 hours needs to go into a differnt kind of work.
If you start messing with her it won`t be the beauty it is now.
leave her alone.
What were you doing at ten years old?