Christina, Andre: I have the highest respect for the contributions of both of you to the forum, and I have in no way the intention to insult you or hurt your feelings, in case you feel strongly about the kind of music you like. But: If your opinions stay unopposed, this fine thread might degenerate into a meeting place for opera-buffs, classical-music-buffs and who-knows-what-else-buffs !
Music is NOT about singing notes that other people cannot sing ! It is about sounds that massage your brain cells and make your neurons fire ! Please have a look at this
https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1800580&postcount=746 post and you will understand what I mean (or so I hope) !
Finally, as an indication that I do not write this with the intention of making you angry, here is a song that is currently high in the German charts and which might be close to your hearts or at least very much closer than to my heart ! I think it is a tragic mistake that this song ever got in our charts, probably because casting shows in general are very popular in Germany, and Paul Potts surely looks like a nice guy. Anyway, here it is:
"Nessun Dorma" by Paul Potts
DISCLAIMER (for all): This is definitely NOT a song I consider one of the best ever, please read the paragraph above for an explanation !