First, a little background. Ella has developed what she calls her "opera voice." It involves the very loud singing of a meandering melody with tremendous vibrato. She loves it, even though very few seem to. She recently said to me, "Mom, the kids at school don't like my opera voice."
"Really?" I asked. "What makes you think that?"
"I was at the back of the line singing in my opera voice and they all turned around and said, 'We don't like your singing.'"
But that doesn't stop her from believing in her talent. During a recent Oprah show featuring superstar kids she watched a ten-year-old sing a duet with Celine Dion and asked, "Does SHE sing better than ME?"
Well, tonight after dinner we settled down in the glow of our christmas lights and a warm fire to watch the Three Tenors Christmas Special. Ella loved it from the first note. "They're singing JUST LIKE ME." She stood right in front of the tv and, quite proudly, sang right along with them (as best she could) in her most vibrato vibrato. Brava, Ella. Brava.
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