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[...] "The Turandot performances at the Metropolitan with Corelli and me are almost legendary. The audience was on the edge of their seats, full of anticipation asking, "Who will win?" It was like a bullfight, except that the outcome was uncertain. But once, I remember clearly, I was victorious. I really felt in excellent form and planned to beat him at this game of holding on to high notes. I was successful. I noticed how Corelli always went to the apron of the stage for his high notes and slowly became blue in the face. This spurred me on and I sustained the high C we sang together until everything went black before my eyes. When my vision returned, Corelli had disappeared. He left the stage and I had to end the act without my tenor." [...] Birgit Nilsson • #Opera #ClassicalMusic #BelCanto #Baroque #OperaSinger #InstaOpera • #Tenor #FrancoCorelli #Dramatic #Wagnerian #Soprano #BirgitNilsson #LaNilsson #Diva #PrimaDonna #Legend • #Composer #GiacomoPuccini #Turandot #HighNotes • #Concert #Recital • #Costume #Stage #OperaHouse • #ROH #LaScala #MetOpera  • #1960s