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defacto7

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23. I've met plenty of prima donna in my career,

Reply to MADem (Reply #20)

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 02:23 AM

Sep 2013

There are more of those than its opposite. But there were a few who were such friends and so down to earth. Placido Domingo is one: he always remembers the names of the people he's met. Elisabeth Söderström and her husband Sverker took me under their wing in Stockholm early in my career. They were also of the most human and unselfish kind.

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David Letterman's Top Ten is the Best I have EVER seen.... [View all] MADem Sep 2013 OP

it was very, very, very good! eom mrmpa Sep 2013 #1

I'm still laughing my ass off! MADem Sep 2013 #2

Letterman was carried away too.. fadedrose Sep 2013 #3

Fantastic voice and stage presence--great sense of humor, too! MADem Sep 2013 #6

remind me to watch it. missed it tonight. work went late. way over. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #4

You will really enjoy it--I promise! I am still chuckling! nt MADem Sep 2013 #5

Thanks for the heads-up pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #7

Got it.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #8

GREAT!! It's one I can watch more than once--brilliant! nt MADem Sep 2013 #9

Renee, I've known her for years. defacto7 Sep 2013 #10

Wow--you know her? Lucky you! nt MADem Sep 2013 #18

The first time we worked together was defacto7 Sep 2013 #19

Funny--you see celebrities on the tee vee and imagine that they have the qualities suggested by MADem Sep 2013 #20

I've met plenty of prima donna in my career, defacto7 Sep 2013 #23

Holy shit, that's Renee Fleming! Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #11

Thank you! That's a fine thing to watch during breakfast! nt JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2013 #12

^^^^^ POST #8 ^^^^^ Thanks Spitfire of ATJ ^^^^ Renee Fleming American Treasure!! Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #16

That was fun, thank you! yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #22

Cool, I'll look it up CA_Obama2012 Sep 2013 #13

Check out Spitfire's post #8--the clip is there, it's grand! nt MADem Sep 2013 #14

That was fabulous! NV Whino Sep 2013 #15

I agree, she's amazing. The whole package--she doesn't just MADem Sep 2013 #17

Der Rosenkavlier defacto7 Sep 2013 #21

I agree--she's something! She makes it look easy too--and we know it ain't! MADem Sep 2013 #24

OMGosh......she was wonderful.....and what an A W E S O M E voice. a kennedy Sep 2013 #25

What a delight! Thank you for sharing it. nolabear Sep 2013 #26