The Resume

(January 16, 1934- )
Specialized in the operas of Rossini and Handel
Sang in ‘L’Italiana in Algeri,’ ‘Semiramide,’ ‘Semele,’ ‘The Barber of Seville,’ ‘Cenerentola,’ ‘Aïda,’ ‘L’assedio di Corinta’ and ‘Ghosts of Versailles’

Why she might be annoying:

She is stocky and has a face like a bulldog.
She has a deep, manly voice.
She’s so masculine, her nickname is ‘General Horne.’
She and Beverly Sills always tried to upstage each other.
She likes to gossip and make fun of her fellow singers.
She hates rap music.
She says to sing well you need to clamp your buttocks together.
She got crabs in the 1950’s.

Why she might not be annoying:

She has an extremely agile voice.
She is considered one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos in history.
She is known for her professionalism.
She stayed close friends with her ex-husband after their divorce.
She encountered racism from friends and colleagues because she married a black man.
She is modest and direct.
She wrote frankly about her problems in her autobiography (including the crabs).
She did the voice-over for the sexy Dorothy Dandridge in ‘Carmen Jones.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Belters
• Butches
• Carol Burnett Show Guests
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2021)
• I Attended University of Southern California
• I Have Pancreatic Cancer
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Portrayed a Man
• I Portrayed a Queen
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 1995)
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm Bluish
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• Musical Names
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Pi Beta Phi Sorority
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15067)
• Sesame Street Guests
• Sploshers [Overweight Women]
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]
• White Women Loved by Blacks
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 6]
• Women With Deep Voices

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 188 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 441 Votes: 78.23% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 205 Votes: 48.29% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 78 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 111 Votes: 36.04% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 164 Votes: 43.90% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 219 Votes: 51.60% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 145 Votes: 64.14% Annoying