Anyone seen the performance of Susan Boyle--Britain's Got Talent? It's on YouTube. I have seen Les Miserables several times & I have never heard the song I Had a Dream sung any better.
She did say that she had voice lessons every week for several years. I think she said she started having the lessons in her thirties.
A splendid voice!
I found the occasional shots of the audience very telling...for an unknown 47 year old pudgy "frump" to move an audience that may have been age 25 on average to a standing ovation speaks volumes!
Not only can she sing, but she has a nice touch of showmanship.