Word: hildegarde
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Dates: during 1991-1991
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...their voices still have the glow that sells out major opera houses. Other voices, once equally remarkable, do not retain their beauty, whether because of physical setbacks or misuse. Marilyn Horne, 57, has lost none of her taste or technique, but the nap is off that mezzo velvet. Hildegard Behrens, 54, an inspired dramatic actress, is now far easier to look at than listen to in the arduous roles she favors. A dozen years ago, handsome Peter Hofmann, 46, was a Wagnerian's dream of a heldentenor; today he mostly sings...