Who is Charles Handleman?
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Well, it really depends upon who you are to give an accurate
description of someone who obviously is so popular that his name is the
title of a thread, as it has been before.
My genuinly objective knowledge of this person tells me the
following:
1. He is a very generous person
2. He loves teaching students foreign languages
3.he has a decent bass-baritone voice and has sung 50 roles.
4. He has one of the largest live opera collectins in the history of
mankind,although Ed Rosen has more Tucker and Merrill stuff.
5. He is totally normal,as compared to about 10 people here..not that
this is very helpful,considering their mental states.
6. He thinks Derek Jeter sings a much better Wintereisse than Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau.
7. There is very little "gray about him..you either love him or hate
him .(I personally do not see how anyone cannot love him)
8. He has nice legs,even after age 21.
9. Virginia Zeani is his adopted big sister,despite her chest.
10. He is on so many opera forums,and has so many of his own (e.g.
www.handelmania.com) for the purpose of sharing his collection with
others, that they are thinking of changing the word "yahoo" to
"Charlie".
By the way,my name is spelled HANDEL (NOT "LE") MAN.
The reason for this is that my family wanted people to think of me
as more of a "Messiah" than something you crank up....oh...and speaking
of CRANKS.....well,you can read who they are here in your own way.
Have a good day....CH