Early Montserrat Caballé sings a Gorgeous, second only to Callas’, Al Dolce Guidami

Highlighted comments from commenters below (Im sorry Montse) -From Shahrdad: Lellobeetle Callas herself knew very well that many people didn’t like the sound of her voice, and she herself was among those people. She said that the first time she heard her own voice on a recording she almost cried her eyes out and wanted to stop singing. John Ardoin, who was the most informed writer on Callas as well as a personal friend said that once Callas asked him, “When you first heard my voice, did you like it?“ He said, “No.“ She said, “I didn’t think so.“ For me, there are voices that are beautiful, and there are voices that are better than beautiful. Similarly, there are actresses that are beautiful, and there are actresses that are better than beautiful (think Streep, Magnani, etc.) These singer’s voices might at first be disquieting, but they are able to express so many colors and emotions besides beauty. Carlo Maria Giulini likened Callas’s voice to a string i