Leaving aside the gushing - I don't find Fleming either wholesome or sensual - there's that "fellow soprano Susan Graham." Graham...is a mezzo-soprano.
I sent in a correction notice! I might not have been the only person to do this, and the Times has updated the article, to this:
That...isn't any more correct than their first take. I have sent another correction, this time with suggested wording, since they're incapable of getting this correct. I don't know if it's Dowd or someone deep in editorial who seems unwilling to get this right, but jeez it is annoying.
UPDATE: It's finally correct.
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I suspect the first correction comes from a person who thinks a mezzo-soprano is a type of soprano, the way that a coloratura soprano is a type of soprano. And that would be a reasonable guess, but only if one knows absolutely nothing about the subject. I'm reminded of the donut store clerk who thought that "non-chocolate" was a type of chocolate.
Sigh, yeah.
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