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Best known for her interpretations of powerful heroines of Wagner and Strauss, she has recently broadened her repertory into Italian verismo roles with Puccini's Tosca which she sang at the Met in 2006.— BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
Olga Borodina reprises the role of Laura, which she sang two seasons ago at the Met, and later this season adds the role of the Principessa in the Italian verismo classic, Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur.— BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
"Pagliacci" falls into the genre of verismo opera, a late 19th century, Italian-based theatrical style.— Crimson White RSS
Its selection indicates Fleming's coming focus on the verismo repertoire, for which a future recording date is planned.— NashvilleScene.com
Masterpieces of the "verismo" ( "realism") movement in 1890s Italian opera, both works expose a palette of "raw colors that get the heart and blood pumping fast," Yang says.

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