Dear Judy, I want you to know that I don't usually appreciate soprano's but, I have grown and changed over this last year and I thoroughly appreciated the beauty and voice of Anna Netrebko. (I really want to add a "v" in there somewhere.) How fascinating that the mad scene was "based" on real events. Things were so tragically complicated back then. I have a different kind of song for you and am curious as to what you might think about it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeDylD8dV7U I will start by saying that, well, the *hair,* the *hair* sends me into a state of sweet ecstasy. If you listen to all 7.33 minutes of it, there's a nod at the end that is just so lovely. Regards, Emily.