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Re: GG: voice
David Daniel wrote:
>
> Tim Conway wrote:
>
> If GG
> >had taken up singing, would he have been any good?
>
> I recall that at one point in "32 Short Films," they interviewed a man to
> whom Gould had sung an entire one act opera over the telephone. The man
> described GG's voice as "not so beautiful" or something to that extent.
>
> In short, I think the answer is a polite no.
>
> Regards,
> David
To fully appreciate this question, try and get a copy of the video
"Glenn Gould: A Portrait." He attempts to sing to a herd of elephants
at the zoo. The elephants' reaction to this is all one needs to see
to fully judge GGs vocal abilities. ;-)
Lori Lalonde
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- GG: voice
- From: David Daniel <DanielFamily@worldnet.att.net>