“The shock value of stripping down to scanties does not improve the singing performance”

Her midriff is tight all right, but her voice wobbles a lot, which would be understandable for an older singer  in the decline of her career, but not for one just starting. And the bikini thing was a cheap distraction, having nothing to do with the singing, the character in the opera or anything whatsoever. [more ]
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