Comments on: ‘America’ Thinks You’ve Got Talent? Juilliard May Disagree

By: Theonejrs

Theonejrs — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:34:00 +0000

@QBoyd,

I hate to say it but it’s people like you that cause so much trouble for Jackie and her Art. You are the only one being Nasty, Arrogant, and Condescending. He didn’t say anything bad about Jackie or her music. All he did was point out that the step from the Music Hall to Opera is huge one. Please try learning to read and comprehend, before you make rude comments and make an A$$ out of yourself!

By: GRSE

GRSE — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:24:00 +0000

This child has talent but it is apparent that much of her performances are staged.
One quickly grows tired of the cliched gestures and the same sound for everything she
sings. I agree with Mr. Lancaster that time will tell whether she makes it to the opera
stage. It is a long road from talent to artistry.

By: Mirek Vejvoda

Mirek Vejvoda — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:57:00 +0000

The classical opera genre is really great but had declining audience especially in the US until Pavarotti and his tenor friends made this type of music enter the concert halls, stadiums and the masses’ attention. Jackie Evancho is continuing this trend enhancing it by this “small package” that delivers it with truly amazing grace, dignity, emotion and perfection. She enriches us by giving us the best of this genre, the opera crossover, that picks the best parts of operas. I am sure she will study music with the best teachers and in the best schools.
The article was considered offensive by some as it assumed an opera role was “better” or “more” than an opera crossover concert by Evancho, Pavarotti or Bocelli, which it is not as it includes a lot of just acting and not so difficult singing. .

By: Violetta V

Violetta V — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:45:00 +0000

I suggest you look up “snob” in a dictionary, it might apply to you much more so than people you call opera snobs. There is this thing called “reverse snobbery”.

Some of Jackie’s fans who seem to do a great job of alienating neutral readers. They take any even positive review that might contain a word they dislike or aren’t worded in superlative terms they like to see and instead of answering the argument resort to personal attacks.

By: PG Antioch

PG Antioch — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:27:00 +0000

Mr Lancaster:
Jackie Evancho’s family never, EVER said she was attending Juilliard. One of her vocal advisors, Lorraine Nubar, runs the Pre-College voice program there, but Jackie is not seeing her as part of that program because (1) she’s not yet 14, & (2) she lives hundreds of miles away. However, Ms Nubar clearly knows what she’s doing with young singers.

The report that Jackie was “attending” Juilliard was an incorrect conclusion by British blogger Norman Lebrecht, whose research is clearly much worse than your own. As soon as he wrote that, Jackie’s family denied it, in no uncertain terms.

Jackie sings very well, & at the age of 11 has already accomplished remarkable things, including being the youngest solo artist to earn a US platinum album, youngest to have a top 5 album on the American & British charts, youngest to have a Great Performances special on PBS, most enthusiastic audience in the history of Brilliant Lectures, etc. She’s accomplished these things during a time of falling album sales, & has done it singing in the classical crossover genre, which has generally been a quick ticket to “nowheresville” in this country.

Besides having a remarkably “big” voice coming out of a tiny body, Jackie has the natural ability to convey emotions in her singing astonishingly well. I personally have never seen any other singer of any age in any genre consistently leave so many in her audience in tears. Of course it’s “impossible” for an 11 year old girl to convey emotions that powerfully, extending to those emotions she’s never even had. But there she is, & that’s (among other things) why Jackie is so good.

By: Mashutka

Mashutka — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:10:00 +0000

I like Jackie and think her exceptionally talented but this type of a rude reply from a fan to what is essentially an article that praises Jackie is going to drive people who read this away from Jackie.

As to the “condescending” and “snobbish” – this describes your comment, QBoyd, to the letter.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:05:00 +0000

Thank you, Boyce. With fans like these, I think it is a fair guess that Jackie Evancho will not be heading for a successful classical career. I do like her voice, however, and she presents a nice overall “package.” I hope she doesn’t tax herself too much too early. Who knows? She may survive puberty and surprise us. For her sake, I hope so.

By: Dexterdunk

Dexterdunk — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:17:00 +0000

Jackie is an International Recording Artist Superstar. She doesn,t need Julliard, or your Opera snob comments!

By: QBoyd

QBoyd — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:07:00 +0000

What a nasty, arrogant, and condescending article you wrote about Jackie Evancho. At least you could do some checking before writing comments and get your facts correct. It would be simple to do. First, Jackie will not be attending Julliard, so what problems could have arose? Second, Jackie is 11 years old, not 10. Third, Jackie doesn’t sing quite well, she sings amazingly well, there is no one singing today quite like her. And finally, you are presupposing that Jackie wants to make that “huge step” from the concert stage to an Opera stage. Have you asked her if that is her intent? You shouldn’t assume that she intends to humble herself and make that step down. If she does decide to, she would do nothing but add a lot of class to a genre that desperately needs a superstar that can bridge the gap between Opera and the masses. This little lady that you arrogantly downplay has already greatly stirred and interest in classical styles of music that few if any have accomplished before. Take a closer look at Jackie, Mr. Lancaster, do your homework and then reconsider your attitude and maybe write a more honest article.