kungura (June 2, 2008 at 6:55 pm)

And yes, 22 is far to young for the voice to endure heavy opera (for both men and women, the voice is still maturing till mid-late 20's)

Jussijoosua (May 13, 2008 at 12:53 am)

It all depends. Karita Mattila was 21 when she won a major national competition in Finland and 23 when she won the first BBC Singer of the World-competition which launched her international career. But there are also sopranos who have made their debuts much older. Another Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski was close to 30 when she won the same national competition Mattila won few years before.

jenni4claire (May 9, 2008 at 9:02 am)

Ah. Thought as much but then I wondered. What would be the usual age for a soprano to make her debut?

Mortimer123 (May 8, 2008 at 10:44 pm)

It's reflection on the passage of time and his own advancing age.

jenni4claire (May 4, 2008 at 12:43 am)

Why does he laugh when he says 'she is 22 years old'? Is 22 much too young?

LilliVanessi (April 17, 2008 at 10:16 pm)

Yes, she has fx sung in Salzburg and at the MET. My favorite mezzo. :)

asisecanta (April 11, 2008 at 3:08 pm)

Is she still singing nowdays?

jonburns82 (February 13, 2008 at 9:47 pm)

the pianist plays very loud

Kafkandinsky (January 17, 2008 at 10:24 pm)

You're giving too much credit to a "tabloid" book. I guess he wouldn't say good things about him after the way they terminated the contract.

xilpix (January 16, 2008 at 1:43 pm)

Pavarotti knew the aria, only she was almost perfect. Brava Susan.