- World-renowned Italian operatic soprano; many consider her the greatest Italian soprano of the twentieth century, and the only real rival to Maria Callas.
- After her death, her close friend Tina said: "You saw her die so many times on the stage... This time, she's really gone".
- Arturo Toscanini named her "Angel voice".
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6628 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- She sang in the May 11, 1946 concert which re-opened La Scala Opera House, which had been bombed during WWII and then rebuilt. Arturo Toscanini was the conductor.
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