{"id":47165,"date":"2024-09-11T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/64630528-31b3-4f1c-aad0-d5c2274ceac9"},"modified":"2024-09-11T17:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T15:07:21","slug":"from-leontyne-price-to-maria-callas-these-are-the-20-greatest-sopranos-of-all-time-and-their-words-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/from-leontyne-price-to-maria-callas-these-are-the-20-greatest-sopranos-of-all-time-and-their-words-of-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"From Leontyne Price to Maria Callas, these are the 20 greatest sopranos of all time – and their words of wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Wednesday, 11 September 2024 at 14:10 PM<\/p>

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Read on for our introduction to the greatest sopranos of all time.. <\/p>

Why the soprano? Most of us would agree that she occupies a very powerful place in classical music. From an imperious onstage presence to an often similar personality offstage, the great diva has an air of daunting mystery about her.<\/p>

And while it may be less so these days, the best soprano can occupy the same pedestal as many Hollywood actors. We worship and adore them for who they are and what they do, but we\u2019re ultimately petrified of them.<\/p>