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Title: Past and present majesty
Review: This cd is like the fantasy concert for all of us who love sopranos. Some we can still hear either in recital or on the opera stage but others have either retired or passed on and this is what is left for us to dream about hearing live. Marilyn Horne's sheer power, artistry, and vocal beauty make the hair on the back of my neck stand on end every time I listen to Cruda sorte! Zinka Milanov makes every note of Suicidio! register beautifully on your ear and heavily on your heart all at the same time. Leontyne Price's version of Vissi d'arte is second in my book only to Callas, who oddly is not on this cd. Every woman on this cd makes the music not only vocally wonderful but also emotionally telling as well. There is no need to speak the language in which they are singing to know what they are saying. They are all truly divas of the highest level.
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