She sang as if she had the most beautiful voice in the world - and sang so beautifully that she might as well have had such a voice. Thus she moved opera back a century to the age of Viardot, the acting singer. (Maria Callas)

She sang as if she had the most beautiful voice in the world - and sang so beautifully that she might as well have had such a voice. Thus she moved opera back a century to the age of Viardot, the acting singer.

Maria Callas

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