Could Tom Jones have become an opera singer?

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Watching the TV programmes celebrating Tom Jones’ 80th birthday on the weekend I was reminded of the great power and range of his voice. Could he have been an opera singer, had he so wished?

Jane Hughes, Birmingham

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