Ode à une époque révolue

Extrait de Télérama, 18 juillet 2007.

Rosa Ponselle
1897-1981

To (re)discover the great voice and singing of this italian-american soprano, I strongly advise you to check this page [complete biography here, in French].

Especially moving is the extract from Spontini's La Vestale, "O Nume tutelar" [direct link to the mp3 here].

Well, let's face it, every extract is sublime.