Maria Callas’s official debut in opera was as La Gioconda in 1947 at the arena in Verona.
Anita Cerquetti had one of the most remarkable, most brief careers in opera in the past century.
One of my adolescent pastimes was trolling the classical cut-out bins in record stores searching for overlooked gems or unfamiliar singers.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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