We watched Netrebko sing And then heard but didn't see Maria Callas sing the same thing. I have always loved Callas' voice But in this case not seeing her face I had to imagine The passion. Netrebko sang so perfectly I almost Forgot Callas facing The audience with more anguish Than I saw in Sutherland, Caballe, Or Kiri Te Kanawa; yet Callas isn't in the Sinfini Top Ten. Listverse on the other Hand describes In poor prose Her "magical quality" And "a kind of soul." None of those above despite their precision Were as great as Bellini, but Maria it seems to me Comes close to what he must have meant. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com