Both tamerlano and Countessa Salome got 12 of 18, excellent results on this challenging quiz.

The full roster of Elviras is as follows:

1. Zinka Milanov Met 1957
2. Aprile Millo La Scala 1983
3. Beverly Sills Cologne 1967
4. Cristina Deutekom Rotterdam 1975
5. Adelaide Negri Met 1983
6. Leontyne Price Met 1962
7. Sondra Radvanovsky Met 2008
8. Ghena Dimitrova Marseille 1976
9. Leona Mitchell SF 1978
10. Montserrat Caballé RAI Milan 1969
11. Pauline Tinsley London 1967
12. Martina Arroyo Met 1972
13. Joan Sutherland Bell Telephone Hour 1961
14. Vasso Papantoniou London 1972
15. Carol Vaness SF 1982
16. Eva Marton Hamburg 1981
17. Marina Mescheriakova Naples 2002
18. Angela Meade Met 2015

Here’s yet one more listen to our 18 divas:

Christopher Corwin

Christopher Corwin began writing for parterre box in 2011 under the pen name “DeCaffarrelli.” His work has also appeared in , The New York Times, Musical America, The Observer, San Francisco Classical Voice and BAMNotes. Like many, he came to opera via the Saturday Met Opera broadcasts which he began listening to at age 11. His particular enthusiasm is 17th and 18th century opera. Since 2015 he has curated the weekly podcast Trove Thursday on parterre box presenting live recordings.

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