Could Tom Jones have become an opera singer?

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Tom Jones performs onstage
Tom Jones ... did he need the mic? Photograph: Paul Natkin/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Natkin/Getty Images

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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