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The Radio 3 Boards > The Music Boards > The Opera House > "Is Anna Netrebko the next Callas?" (New York Times)
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Reiner Torheit
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« on: 13:58:44, 03-12-2007 »
More woeful rubbish from the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/magazine/02netrebko-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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Ruth Elleson
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« Reply #1 on: 14:20:13, 03-12-2007 »
There's only one answer to that question:

"No, she's the current Netrebko."
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Andy D
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« Reply #2 on: 14:49:01, 03-12-2007 »
To be fair, the article does say: "Some critics have called Netrebko the next Callas, which is both a high compliment and a bit of a stretch."

“I’m so fat,” she said as she sat down. Huh Shocked
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Donna Elvira
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« Reply #3 on: 16:03:04, 03-12-2007 »
Blimey!  If she's fat, I'm an elephant.

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