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Watch out for this guy. Great rendition and he knows HOW TO SING!

She had a TERRIBLE sinus condition and her sinuses were literally OPENED UP surgically!

Any one know what the age differance between Joan and Callas?

This recording is available on CD and is pure gold. Was there that nite so it brought back memories and it STILL makes my hair stand on end! Also a young Justino Diaz, Ernst Blanc and Betty Allen. A 100 * performance from EVERY singer!

Saw Dame Joan in 1963 sing this LIVE in Phila. Of course she brought down the house!

They were born 2 years apart Callas in 24, Sutherland 26

That first picture is the Academy of Music in Phila. I saw Nilsson in Tosca from that box!

100% real. Having been there that nite I can SWEAR to it! My first Sutherland nite that became many! Yes, she had a BIG voice! This performance is available on cd in a complete performance. THANK GOD for pirates!

Went to all of Joans recitals in Phila and she sang it at all three and yes the audience loved it!

Did you ever hear Caruso sing in English? TERRIBLE! So cut the nit picking. Like Sills on her last Met opera Matinee broadcast said, " IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SINGING"!

3 concerts and always sang it. What GREAT memories she has left with me and many others. ALWAYS gave 150%

Three little maids from school on the Dinah Shore Show. I saw it that nite!

And Il Trovatore with Pavarotti at the Met!

And I saw her in Maria Stuarta TWICE in ONE WEEK!!!

Am 70 now and knew personally a talented lady that studied voice, born in 1884 and told of the night she saw Caruso make his debut in Phila 1903! Never forget her toss her head back and say "Unbelievable GLORIOUS voice!

And how old were they when they died and of what?

Having heard him in Phila Acaemy of Music with its superb acoustics sig this it was stunning to say the least. That nite with him and Domingo and both in 108 form! OMG!

The other singers were ok and of course Angela Meade is now at the Met. Went to AVA here in Philly and Florez went to Curtis.

It's called "SATIRE" Look it up. You might learn from it and connect it with currant politics!

Saw her in Traviata in Phila in 1959 and STILL remember it. You may see many operas, but FEW will leave a lasting impression, especially one that lasts 50 years!

I know where the money went and why the Fed will NOT persue it! Any guesses?

Sembrich sang with Caruso in Rigoletto in his Phila debut Nov 1903. I knew a WONDERFUL lover of GREAT singers that was present that nite and she heard most of the GOLDEN AGE singers in person. She was 19 at the time and a vocal student. Some interesting conversations believe me!

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Saw Joan's Phila debut in Sonnambula by Bellini. An opera I had never heard of or the composer either. What a night! Following season saw her in Puritani in Phila with Gedda a NEW Justino Diaz and Ernst Blanc. By far the BEST opera nite I ever had the privilege of hearing. (1962) A pirate ve...

Flew to Vienna from Phila Pa. (He is a graduate of Curtis Institute here) Sept past just for this concert he gave in the Vein Koncerthause. Worth EVERY PENNY. He sang this as an encore. He is giving a joint recital with Villazon in Paris on July 8,2008 and am going since I was never in Paris!

You are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. He sounds even better in person. That is if you know anything at all about "Bel Canto". For those of you who don't know it means "BEAUTIFUL SINGING" When these operas were written they didn't go around town looking for actors!