Eglise Gutierrez should have made it to the Met Eglise Gutierrez should have made it to the Met

So much color in this beautifully agile voice.

Mado Robin should have made it to the Met Mado Robin should have made it to the Met

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

Maria Kanyova should make it to the Met Maria Kanyova should make it to the Met

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.

Barbara Hannigan should make it to the Met Barbara Hannigan should make it to the Met

The fact that Barbara Hannigan has never performed at The Metropolitan Opera is just plain dumb.

Robert Rounseville should have made it to the Met Robert Rounseville should have made it to the Met

From one Mister Snow to another, I salute him.

Denise Duval should have made it to the Met Denise Duval should have made it to the Met

I decided I’d take ‘never made it to the Met’ as an excuse to submit a post about why French soprano Denise Duval (1921-2015) is special to me.