Change my mind about Anja Silja

I never got to hear Silja in person, and I suspect I should have for me to even begin to appreciate her.

I find almost everything I have heard on recordings unsatisfactory: unsteady tone, often flat singing, and not a pleasant sound to begin with. Did her presence, energy, and acting make these things less bothersome or even irrelevant in person? Or am I just missing something?

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