In my formative employment years Stu, whilst working for one of the Unilever Companies on Merseyside, I was mentored by an elderly gentleman who knew quite a lot about matters that seemed to interest only, him, Tommy. He was knowledgeable about the Best;Football Teams in the World, Sports Writers, such as Neville Cardus, Cars manufactured by British Motor Corporation and LJK Setright, you get the picture. He couldn`t decide who was the best Tenor, Caruso or Gigli and he asked for my view. I was still wet behind the ears and probably thought that they were two full backs playing for Real Madrid ! Still Tommy went on to educate me about many things. Music, Humour and the art of not being afraid of "being Johnny out of step"
I often listen to both Caruso and Gigli in my GS and wonder why Tommy needed to decide who was best ?
They were both the best of their time. And they remain so, a real pleasure to listen to them.
Oh, and I still no nowt about Opera !