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Re: PD/artistic ability/All/Rick/Quasthoff

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Rick McGirr wrote:

  My concern remains that as a
person who is often on a stage somewhere, that my colleagues on stage
will shun me for considerations of image.  Def Leopard tried to stick
with their drummer after he lost his arm in a car crash.  Fickle fans
wouldn't go for it.



Rick:

This made me think of a situation in the classical music world. Most
artists are in good health and do not have to worry about appearances.
But there is a German artist, a Baritone, who I believe was a
Thalidomide baby. He has minimal arms and legs. His name is Thomas
Quasthoff. He has a successful career singing Lieder, and there has been
talk to even have him do opera roles despite his disability. He really
has a good voice. So it can be done, but I think you are right, the
minimum tolerance for these kind of problems occur  in the teens and
twenties.
Maybe tolerance can be taught. Wow them 8-)

K. F.

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