The best soprano in the world.  My favorite pieces:  the very familiar “Voi che sapete” from Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, “Bel raggio lusinghier” from Rossini’s Semiramide and “Nacqui all’affanno…Nonpiu mesta” from Rossini’s La Cenerentola.  In Rossini she has found a soul-mate for coloratura—the virtuosity and triumph simply stun the listener. Recorded in 1989-92.