Cry...cry.....for the lady who knew her fate and

who was a miracle for all of us to behold.

She had her flaws, but NO ONE gave what she

accomplished as a sensational artist!!!!!

  I had so many glitches in my audio files,I have been sending you Videos,which I hope you enjoy. Hope to get back to the audio podcasts soon..Meanwhile, you do have archives.

Thanks for your support   Charlie

  I play you my tape, with my yelling....at the greatest miracle. as the 65 year old Magda Olivero makes her Met debut in 1975.

The ovation is cut...It was one of the greatest things in my opera life...Note 3:16.."RiMUUUUneri" cosi.

The miracle lasted until age 104...but her caretaker said there was voice there almost till the end.

Bless her!!!!!!!!!!!!I miss those birthday phone calls,where she spoke in "Verismo"

  I just called Virginia to tell her I had put up clips of Nicola-Rossi Lemeni,born 11/6/28. They were such a loving couple and she misses him so much!!!!!!!

  Beloved forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I always wanted to do what Vickers did..Happy Birthday....10/29/26

  I keep finding these superb

new artists! I know she will

have a marvelous career!!!!

The great Tito Gobbi   10/23/13

was even more versatile than I thought

and that Fair Lady is not too bad

either.

Just the word "CARO" tells you what

Virginia was..the "cry" in the voice 

distinguished her from so many others.

  Here is more of my Virginia. She always called her

fabulous low notes "mask," rather than "chest."

  Well, whatever they are called, they are amazing.

She sang over 70 roles, including 635 Traviatas.

All that arthritis comes from falling on the floor,

plus rehearsals. I wish she had borrowed knee

pads from a football player, but she felt it

was not "reality."