Powered Descent posted:

Opera singers should tone down the vibrato to a reasonable level.

When done in moderation, on selected long notes, vibrato is fine. Great, even. But it seems like opera singers do it all the freaking time, to such an extent that it sounds like they're going AAAAooAAAAooAAAAoo.

I freely acknowledge that I am an uncultured, uneducated philistine who knows nothing about the art of the opera. (I can't even put what I'm complaining about into proper terminology.) Those of you who do have some idea what you're talking about, feel free to shoot me down. Still, this is a good chunk of the reason I've never cared for that particular art form, and I suspect I'm not alone. These people would be amazing singers if they weren't doing every note like it's a fire engine on fast forward.