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And I am telling you I’m not going And I am telling you I’m not going
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And I am telling you I’m not going

“I never said that I was stepping away from the opera stage for good.”

By La Cieca April 06, 2017 at 5:39 PM
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Shocked disbelief Shocked disbelief
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Shocked disbelief

Her appearance is incongruous to this setting.

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