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Sempiternal Magda Olivero celebrated her 99th birthday earlier this week.
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Jesus H Christ on a cracker!
That woman is orsum!
Wonderful, just wonderful. She speaks such beautiful, elegant Italian! When I attended her first performance of Tosca at the Met (C. 1973), I learned never to underestimate an artist because of his or her age.
Many thanks, LaC
You just gotta love Magda!!!
Maybe she could sub for some of the indisposed sopranos at the Met?
Haapy Birthday top Magda and many more. Must run and get down her Fedora, and play it in celebration.
She could cover for Kiri in Fille du Regiment – and probably do a better job
¡ Adriana !
99 years young! Fantastic – What clarity in her memories of her illustrious career. Brava Magda.
Happy Birthday Magda!
I saw her singing Tosca at age 69! Phenomenal! Pavarotti was her Cavaradossi.
Isn’t Simionato almost as old?