[betty boop]

Oh thank you so very much, dear brother, for the links to the splendid Jackie Evancho!

IMHO, she is not merely a "mini prodigy" (though certainly she is that). No, what she is really, is an epiphany of God, a divine revelation of His Love, Beauty, and Truth.

An 11-year-old girl should not have a voice like that — it is "mature" beyond her years. And yet she has it, and deploys it masterfully. Her pitch is perfect; her range amazing; her intonation and diction just exactly right. And beyond technique, such sensitivity of interpretation of her material, and the pure feeling in her expression of it.

Amazing. Totally amazing.

Thank you, dear brother hosepipe!

And I love you too ... so there! :^)

[Alamo-Girl]

An 11-year-old girl should not have a voice like that — it is "mature" beyond her years. And yet she has it, and deploys it masterfully. Her pitch is perfect; her range amazing; her intonation and diction just exactly right. And beyond technique, such sensitivity of interpretation of her material, and the pure feeling in her expression of it.

Indeed. Thank you for the links, dear hosepipe!

Here is another child prodigy who I also believe is a gift of God to our generation.