Maria Callas singing "Norma" on my CD player . . .

[Brigid]

My favorite recording: the legendary performance at La Scala in 1955. It doesn't get any better than this . . . *sigh*

[UTUSN]

1. Wow!1 Is she overblown and mascara-runny?! ----------- I keed!1 I keed!1

Please don't allow my small little joke to detract from your enjoyment!1

[Brigid]

2. Begone, Philistine!

:P

Actually, by that time she had shed the extra weight she once carried, and looks pretty good in the photos I've seen from that time. She was a legend back then, and still is to opera buffs. :)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. Cool.

She pushed herself to do roles she really couldn't do, and made up for her deficiencies with acting. But still cool.