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A Different Kind Of Diva
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Angelika Kirchschlager is not your usual opera star. An unruly mop of ringlets frames her impish features. Her soft voice breaks into a surprisingly boisterous laugh. She radiates an easy warmth, sports a leather jacket, chews gum and likes her cigarettes and wine though they don't seem to cloud the celestial clarity of her voice. If Kirchschlager is the anti-diva, that makes her the perfect choice to star in
Sophie's Choice
, the new opera based on William Styron's best-selling 1979 novel. Because
Sophie's Choice
, which opened earlier this month at the Royal Opera House in London, is not your usual...