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I had never heard the Arabella before. She (and Gueden) are stunning. Thank you!

La Steber is the artist of the highest class! Simply superb.

Wow!!!!! Thank you so much (more please :) )

Grazie Jose. Mozart e il Così fan tutte non sono facili, ma la Steiber ci riesce bene. Anche la Callas riesce bene in Traviata

Ms. Steber had the most fulsome, ringing, luscious (it's hard to describe sounds!) voice. Wasn't her career cut short? If anyone reading this can elaborate I would appreciate it.

@ransomcoates546

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I believe she had a problem with alcohol.

@omarsomehow69

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She also took some big roles that reportedly lead her voice do decline. After certain point Bing fired her and the rest is history. But i don't think she's being underappreciated since she sang at the biggest opera houses in her time.

@judithwalker9694

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I thought I replied to this but maybe it was in another vid. Besides a possible alcohol problem, she also had two husbands who took it on themselves to run her career and in retrospect she felt they, esp the second one, did real damage to her relationships at the Met and with her actual managers. She wasn't quite sure why she got few offers from the top European opera houses. At the same time the Met began taking roles away from Steber or not giving her ones she wanted, giving them to Callas, Tebaldi, etc. The previous GM, Edward Johnson, was very pro-American singers; Bing, not so much. And under Bing the Met treated Steber more or less as a house soprano who was always available - a view she didn't discourage by being ready to do whatever she was asked, on short notice if need be. After her death a critic suggested that her availability, versatility, and adventurousness in choosing repertory worked against her in that she wasn't perceived as "best in class" (ie a bel canto, lyric, dramatic, or Wagnerian specialist) but more of an all-around singer. He did feel she was underappreciated to some extent and so did she. But she was creative in finding other opportunities (singing all over America, undertaking a remarkable tour of the Far and Middle East, doing monster recitals, etc.). Toward the end of her life, when working on her autobiography (published after her death), she saw that her career was actually quite amazing. The book is so worth reading -- I finished it and then immediately reread almost the whole thing, and I never do that!

@Tenortalker

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Steber's Met career was actually quite an achievement. It started in 1940 when she won the Met Audition of the Air Contest and ,although in the 1950s she lost out on some Italian roles to other singers such as Tebaldi and Callas in their great years , she did sing there right up to 1961 when Bing offered her only a contract to cover roles which she declined apparently. She appeared 286 times at the Met and 118 times on the Met tour. The tour dates reflect her loyalty to the company as there were illustrious singers who were happy to sing performances at the opera house , but were less enthusiastic about going on the company tour ! Not so Steber. I believe as well as the closing gala at the old Met she did return once in the 1960s to sing Puccini's La Fanciulla Del West when another soprano fell sick. She did have big issues in her private life and no doubt that did take a toll on her, but there is also the passing of time and its effects on the voice which vary greatly from singer to singer. However if you listen to some of her later live recordings such as Cassandra in Les Troyens you will hear that she was still capable of giving an exciting performance.