This week soprano Elizabeth Connell left this world for the next. I'm sorry I never saw her live, and really didn't know how amazing she was until recently. There is no Wikipedia article, which might be better, given Wikipedia's occasional inaccuracies. Here (link) is a 2008 interview with her that is actually quite enlightening. Here (link) is a tribute on her management company's web site. And now for the videos!
The Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, 2010, cond. Jan-Latham König
The riddle scene from Turandot. Conductor, opera house, Calaf uncredited. Name me another singer in her 60s who can do this.
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