Montserrat Caballé singing the "Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma in a LIVE 1974 performance (ignore the Spanish subtitles and just focus on the magnificent Caballé):
This is why a diva gets to act like a diva, and why so many would-be divas are just deluded wannabes. The term, alas, is now used so indiscriminately that it is practically meaningless.
From my Department of Skills:
Montserrat Caballé singing the "Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma in a LIVE 1974 performance (ignore the Spanish subtitles and just focus on the magnificent Caballé):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvBuCLjByaE
Caballé, by the way, was a friend of Freddie Mercury, and they even worked together.
See https://bit.ly/3IxmUu5
This is why a diva gets to act like a diva, and why so many would-be divas are just deluded wannabes. The term, alas, is now used so indiscriminately that it is practically meaningless.