There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.
Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000.
We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie.
So I've never found there was any particular separation between the two cultures at all, musically speaking.
I think the quality of something like the Beveridge, for instance, will have a life of its own.
As you know, there are certain languages that lend themselves very easily to vocal use.