Agree! I have long admired this great diva, but since she had not appeared
in the US for such a long while & her appearances were few & far between, I
had "forgotten" about her. Then, in mid 90s she was included on one of
those Pavarotti & Friends TV concerts & while no longer a youngster, I was
once again taken by her wonderful, solid singing & physical beauty.
She is the Tosca on an early filmed performance w/Milnes & PD, as well as
the Butterfly in a live performance from Verona some years later. Again,
she is so gorgeous in the Tosca that one can almost ignore her superb
singing; but in the Butterfly, she brings tears to my eyes - she does not
opt for the teenage Geisha cutsie interpretation, rather emphasizing the
"womanly" aspects of the character, which works fine for me.
Great, great stage presence. I regret never having had the honor of seeing
her perform in the theater.
DonPaolo
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> For me she is the ONLY ONE!!!
> This lady is phenomenal! Today she is 70. Look at her calendar for the
> last 5 years:
> 2000- La voix humaine(Palermo),Tosca(Sofia)...
> 2001- La voix humaine(Oviedo),Lady in the dark(Rome&Palermo)...
> 2002- Tosca(Parma)-sensational video-film,fone records...
> 2004- Addio a Tosca(Madrid)...
> 2005- Pique dame(Napoli)...
>
> Sometimes in 2006- Dialogue of the Carmelites
>
> And always a great success! Her voice is still very expressive and she
> looks incredibly!
>
>
> www.rainafan.tk
> www.rainakabaivanska.net
>
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