Rest in Peace, dear Shirley Verrett

Published: Nov. 8, 2010, 1:12 a.m.

\xa0I adored Verrett and always placed her way up there with the greatest mezzos (sopranos also, since she did both mezzo and soprano roles.) When they leave us, a piece of us gets ripped away, since these "bigger-than-life" personalities have been so endearing to us,

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\xa0 As ever Charlie