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by La Cieca | 9:35 pm | May 14, 2008

Raye, a drop of golden sun

Sometimes one can recognize a great artist in only one word of operatic text.

This, however, is not one of those times.

Context is provided after the jump.

mechant says:
If I didn’t know better, I’d say Renee…..
on May 14, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Sanford says:
It’s hard to even tell the language, let alone the singer. I’m going with Mechant and dissing… um… guessing Rennaaay.
on May 14, 2008 at 9:41 PM
jatm2063 says:
Renee Fleming
on May 14, 2008 at 9:42 PM
jatm2063 says:
naughty, naughty Cieca!
on May 14, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Baritenor says:
Oh, it’s absoluetly Renee.
on May 14, 2008 at 9:58 PM
friedchickentetrazzini says:
Oh Renee….I still love her singing (when she decides the rhythmic values on the page are worth paying attention to), but I never want to hear her do dialogue again.
on May 14, 2008 at 10:23 PM
In SF says:
La Fleming.
on May 14, 2008 at 10:50 PM
klingsor2000 says:
definitely RF, at her worst
on May 14, 2008 at 11:37 PM
BeauBoi says:
Renaaaaaaaaaay….in that HORRIBLE Traviata that made me want a Quaalude.
on May 14, 2008 at 11:48 PM
operaman50 says:
Horrible! Typical! Only to be topped by the ghastly “E tardi” which soon followed. Imagine Gheorghiu or Netrebko distorting these phrases like that!!! Who does she listen to? Who coaches her? Who says, “Oh yes, THAT would work!!”??
on May 14, 2008 at 11:50 PM

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