Patricia JANEČKOVÁ: "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Jacques Offenbach -...

This is...wow. I thought it was going to be cute, until she opened her mouth and started singing, whereupon my jaw dropped. I've never heard a soprano with such power and precision--and most stunning of all, her voice has that quality that so many sopranos lack--beauty. Even at the highest notes, where so many of them sound like they're just screaming.

I would love to hear her and Anna Netrebko sing the Sull'aria. Perfection.