“Not since the days when Birgit Nilsson dominated the German dramatic opera repertory, and the first half of Luciano Pavarotti’s career, before he started straying from the Italian lyric tenor roles he sang so splendidly, has there been such an international consensus among the critics and audiences about the excellence of a vocal artist.” Soprano Renée Fleming could write her ticket to almost any concert hall or opera house in the world. – New York Times