Our dear, dedicated reader Olivia (and thus far, only commentator) pointed out that I neglected to include the link to Scotto's DIVINE singing of Flammen, perdonami!
Eccola:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwJUS6jq-M.
And as my penince, I just found this gem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMio52JOFhA&feature=related
I don't know anything about her, and while she certainly couldn't compete with her contemporaries such as Renata Tebaldi and Magda Olivero, I'd rather hear her on the Met stage than one Anna Netrebko or, sadly, Karita Mattila! (But only in Italian opera, otherwise I think KM is lovely.)
Um Scotto is..................................................................................ridiculous. I mean really no words.
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