The artist who I feel should have made it to the Met is Patrizia Ciofi.

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi never sang at the Met.

This Mireille duet unites Andrée Esposito and Alain Vanzo and shows the timbral and stylistic qualities that made them exemplary.

Subtlety is for cowards, say the blazing Anita Cerquetti and the blaring Ebe Stignani.

Sena Jurinac, a celebrated Mozart and Strauss singer here as the Composer, a signature role.

The divine Dame Janet Baker never sang at the Metropolitan, sadly for American audiences.

We had to wait for Marian Anderson to break the color barrier at the Met and many great Black opera singers never had a chance there.

Leyla Gencer had a long European career but never sang at the Met.

A full century after her heyday, Argentine soprano Hina Spani still moves us thanks to her vivid recordings and the savants who have cherished and shared them.

The one who got away was Anna Caterina Antonacci, a thrilling performer.

In the case of Lina Bruna Rasa, the reasons why she never sang at the Met are painfully clear.

For vibrato fanciers, of course, discovering Supervia is like hitting the mother lode.

Yes, the Met had Birgit Nilsson – so they let the volcano that was Gertrude Grob-Prandl‘s voice slip through their fingers.

So much color in this beautifully agile voice.

I like to use this recording to annoy Mariah Carey fans by proving that whistle register doesn’t count.

I’m surprised that American soprano Maria Kanyova has never performed at the Met, even though she has loads of high-profile U.S. opera credits.