Here’s the solution to the Elfte Brautnacht! vocal ID quiz:

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Congratulations to S.L., who was first with the correct answers.

La Cieca will admit that the snippet of Mary Costa included in the quiz catches this lovely soprano in something less than her best form. So let’s hear Miss Costa on a better day, as Rosalinda in a performance from 1967.

Mary Costa in “Fledermaus”

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