I cannot think of a more soothing and pleasing voice to listen to on the road than the beautiful metallic tone of Maria Callas. There are none of those silly tricks and trying to sing well that you hear outta all the other sopranos. She doesn't have to try. Her singing is sure and confident and she has this endless range of even tone. Favorites on this album are the Dinorah Shadow Song, the Lakme Bell Song, Lucia, and Sonnambula. This is also I feel the best compilation album out there. It just offers so much! Two Cd's of brilliance for the price of one!