As a follow-up on last week’s post, I present to you the second part of my opera ‘urban dictionary.’ This part focuses on singer nicknames of varying levels of official-ness. (Some are actually from the singers’ childhoods, others are commonly used in the press, and some are simply the coinages of adoring fans for online discussion purposes.)
We have added a page for the opera ‘urban dictionary,’ so both parts will be there, and I will add new words there as they are suggested.
- Jonas Kaufmann: der Jonas, JK, El Guapo
- Anna Netrebko: Trebs, La Bellissima
- Renée Fleming: NeNe
- Joyce DiDonato: J-Diddy or J-Didz
- Marina Poplavskaya: Popsy
- Juan Diego Flórez: J-Flo
- Anja Harteros: Die Harteros
- Thomas Hampson: T. Hamps
- Roberto Alagna: Roberto Lasagna
- Beverly Sills: Bubbles
- Marilyn Horne: Jackie
- Frederica von Stade: Flicka
- Joan Sutherland: La Stupenda
- Maria Callas: La Divina
- Giuseppe di Stefano: Pipo
- Antonio Cortis: Il Piccolo Caruso
- Tita Ruffo: Voce del leone
Thanks to @tinydooms, @F1Annie, @AkselToll, @SopranoJane, @stenoknight, and @TheJappleton for their input.
A reminder: Please suggest new words or nicknames in the comments, or tweet them to me at @ilana_wb.
