...like today's birthday girl, the opera diva Rosa Ponselle - considered to have been one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th Century...
...who in this photo looks surprisingly modern. Shades of Katy Perry, methinks:
CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
yes, yes rosa does look like katy perry there. such a voice!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear Katy Perry try and tackle Casta Diva!
DeleteActually, I probably wouldn't. Jx
I agree with that...no you wouldn't.
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DeleteSuch a gorgeous voice, So luscious rich.
ReplyDelete..and so forgotten! It's undoubtedly because she retired from singing before the age of the gramophone had really taken off, so her back catalogue of recordings is rather meagre. Jx
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