end - all - gal as ". ▁Its ▁programme ▁book let ' s ▁can cellation ▁list ▁alone ▁des erved ▁a ▁mention ▁in ▁The ▁Gu in ness ▁Book ▁of ▁Records , ▁with ▁Cec ilia ▁Bart oli , ▁H ilde g ard ▁Be hr ens , ▁Nicol ai ▁Gh ia uro v , ▁Mar il yn ▁Hor ne ▁and ▁Luci ano ▁Pav ar otti ▁all ▁ple ading ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁The ▁g ala ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁consistent ▁in ▁quality . ▁There ▁were ▁" a ▁few ▁bla zing ▁performances ", ▁but ▁also ▁" many ▁that ▁merely ▁sm ould ered ▁and ▁others ▁that ▁simply ▁failed ▁to ▁ign ite ". ▁H app ily , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁evening ' s ▁better ▁se lections ▁had ▁been ▁preserved ▁on ▁D G ' s ▁video ▁disc s . ▁ ▁Deb or ah ▁Vo igt ▁was ▁" rad i ant " ▁in ▁" D ich ▁te ure ▁Halle ". ▁Ren ée ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁" st unning " ▁in ▁both ▁Der ▁Ros enk aval ier ▁and ▁an ▁" express ive , ▁detailed " ▁ex cer pt ▁from ▁Louise . ▁Ruth ▁Ann ▁Sw enson ▁was ▁" app ropri ately ▁sun - filled " ▁in ▁the ▁W alt z ▁Song ▁from ▁Rom éo ▁et ▁Jul iet te . ▁Freder ica ▁von ▁St ade ▁- ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁Met ▁dar ling ▁- ▁was ▁" h yst er ically ▁fun ny " ▁in ▁the ▁tips y ▁aria ▁from ▁La ▁P ér ich ole . ▁And ▁in ▁a ▁" for th right " ▁"