She was offered a Hollywood contract as a teenager, but turned it down. This is indeed from 1975. Her decline was interesting, because unlike other singers, who lost the top notes, she lost the middle.
Yeah, during the disastrous Lucia Met broadcast of 1969 she somehow managed to crank out all the high notes, but was practically using Sprechstimme for what should have been middle voice legato.
Is this from 1975? I always read that her voice was gone by the mid-70's, but here she sounds fine.
I still prefer her Italian version, from some TV appearance - available also on youtube. She sounds and looks so enchanting there.
But the pictures above,wow. A lot of Hollywood actresses are lucky she didn't become a movie actress as their looks pale compared to hers.
Milordvega 4 years ago
She was offered a Hollywood contract as a teenager, but turned it down. This is indeed from 1975. Her decline was interesting, because unlike other singers, who lost the top notes, she lost the middle.
sschimel 4 years ago