On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:19:40 +0100, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>On 19-Dec-08 20:31, Stephen wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:38:47 EST, "clipka" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>> 
>>> How fitting... so in the end, users of C, Java and C++ will recognize Haskell's
>>> extraordinary talent for singing operas...
>> 
>> I wouldn't say that Paul Pots (unfortunate name) had an extraordinary talent for
>> singing opera. Good for someone untrained, though.
>He is good, compared to some other great singers he is missing a few 
>notes, but that could be improved with more training, I guess.
>Two remarks on this kind of shows:
>- apparently the judges have never heard a trained voice before. 
>Interesting, but not really surprising.
>- If you want to find real talent you have a better chance if you take a 
>look in a conservatory (or whatever a university level music school is 
>called) than on the streets. Still in every country there are 
>auditioning TV programs where every fool can get in and the main theme 
>is the drama not the talent. I do understand this from a broadcasting 
>point of view, but that doesn't mean that I like it.


I agree with what you say. I think that the audience were reacting to the music
not his voice.

And in the UK we call it a conservatory as well :)
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Regards
     Stephen

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