yeah but...

OK, so she was not well-advised on this one. I don't have strong feelings about Jewel one way or the other, but I give her points for trying, especially a capella (eek), and perhaps she could find another piece that isn't quite so hard to pull off.

On the other hand, I have to protest the "epic fail" comments here and on YouTube. I understand that opera is a blood sport, but if we demand that only a set of pre-approved highly trained singers perform "our" music, the music will never be heard by the vast majority of people. No, she's not a classically trained singer. No, she doesn't have the breath or pitch control to pull this off. But I really don't think that we do ourselves any favors when we pile the hatred on people who haven't passed through the sacred portals of bel canto.