Reality is, Potts is no talent show wannabe

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GIVEN a voice of reasonable quality, to be able to trot out the likes of Nessun Dorma or Celeste Aida as isolated concert items is not a very great achievement. To cope with the parts of Calaf or Radames over the span of complete performances of Turandot or Aida, however, the singer must set his sights a good deal higher. The gap between these two levels of attainment separates amateur from professional. The number of individuals who have been able to make the transition from one to the other is quite remarkably small.

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