>>> I've been in that minority who listen to classical music and opera (Wagner is my current favorite)
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>Heard of Kiri Te Kanawa? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQhK5azysA

She's one of my all time favorites. I've never seen her in person, but often on TV.
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>So what do you make of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtSVgpPPEA

A bit new-agey for my ancient tastes, but it works well.

Here's Dame Kiri in a change of pace.
Bernstein wanted to hear his music sung by great singers, rather than by dancers and actors who can sing a little, so he got Kiri, Jose, and some other good singers together for a CD.
They made a DVD of the rehearsals. Things often got a bit heated among these super stars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWRBtdrw88E

I have the CD that eventually came out of this and listen to it often.
However I can't listen to normal singers singing West Side Story anymore.

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