The Queen of Soul sings opera
Got home late on Friday. Sat down to eat a sandwich and flipped on the television. My Night at the Grammys was on. It was a show in which they presented the top 25 Grammy performances as chosen by fans, they say.
Hey, I'm not proud of it.
But what kept me watching was Aretha Franklin, filling in for a sick Luciano Pavarotti singing "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Tarandot." Breathtaking.
When those American Idol judges tell contestants they need to make the song their own, this is the example I'd point to.
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