>Not to dis Kiri (well, yes, to dis Kiri) but she's no >Alicia de la Rocha, >or however you spell it. Let's see now -- Kiri Te Kanawa is a youngish (at least by my standards) soprano from New Zealand and Alicia de Larrocha is a "mature" pianist from Spain. Other than the fact that they're both classically trained female musicians, what's to compare? Seems a bit like comparing (to return even marginally to our topic) Red Savina Chiles with Yukon Gold Potatoes. A person may LIKE one more than the other, but the comparison serves little purpose and it's intent seems no less self-serving than this response to it. Gary ("A porkchop in the kitchen is a porkchop; a porkchop in Proust is Proust." William Gaso)