Talented young musicians run the risk of burning out early

The author G.K. Chesterton called the act of stealing a child's toy the cruelest crime of all. But what if childhood itself is stolen away?

By now, some of you may have run across a certain young soprano named Jackie Evancho. The 11-year old from Pittsburgh, introduced to the public on the television program "America's Got Talent," has since gone on to release two full-length albums, which have collectively sold several million units. PBS went so far as to present a filmed "live concert" of her album "Dream With Me" on "Great Performances," once the domain of Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and the Metropolitan Opera.

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Karen Tumulty 31 Dec, 2011
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