C'mon now. Opera has a visual element which is extremely important, even crucial to the presentation. Using your logic, I suppose you'd like to see Danny DeVito replace Stallone in "Rambo". After all, DeVito is much better at showing raw fury than Stallone. Perhaps you'd like to see Bette Midler replace Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge? I'm sure she'd be real sexy, and her voice is much better than Kidman's. I'm obviously joking here, but you get the point.
Over time, we've developed some really stupid, and counterproductive ideals here in the States. We only teach kids half of what they should know. We say "The sky's the limit Johnny/Suzy, you can be whatever you want. All you have to do is work hard." This is great. It encourages them to keep an open mind, to explore all the possibilities. What we don't say, but should, is that after you've given something a try, REALLY tried, and the results aren't justifiable, try something else, and keep trying until you find what you were meant to do! Movies like "Rudy" are fine, but its just a movie, and movies are exaggerations of the truth. For every Rudy that exists, there are thousands out there that failed miserably and ruined their lives. If you want to risk it all, then be equally prepared to lose it all. Hans is simply saying that if someone is dead-set on making it into the top echelon of the horn playing world, but has shortcomings which they cannot, or have constant difficulty overcoming, maybe there are other avenues out there which would be more fulfilling. Go ahead and give it your best, but if you aren't getting anywhere, use your head. Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] something to think HR > You ideals are very third world- I accept my neighbor do you? Can't you see > the beauty inside the 5'5" sigfried? Maybe you missed the point? The > elephant like woman probably has more character and heart and understanding of the > world then you ever will- if this is true how can you express more in the music > than she can???? > > Hoss > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hornpreux%40hotmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
