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She had this part, and when she gives Alfredo the portrait,

You know, but I did it al-a-scato.

Brandi, this el-I-chette.

We used to call that the Scotto meow

kind of like was like a cat meowing

and she got it totally

and she loved it because

well it was about her and what diva

wouldn't love something that's about them Welcome to the Laverern Cox Show. I'm Levereign Cox.

I'm Levereign Cox.

You've just heard the Bellevote, the beautiful voice of Iris Siff,

performing as his alter ego, Madame Vera Gueloupé Borch,

one of the founding members and the prima donna of La Grande Sheena Opera Company.

Oh, gee!

For those of you who may not be familiar with all the opera terms we use,

there is a glossary of opera terms in our show notes.

I was about 10 years old, and I was watching PBS, and they'd announced that Lianteen Price was going to be on.

I knew who Lianteen Price was because my mother gave me a black history book when I was six years old,

and I used to stare at the photo of Lantine Price.

She was wearing a turban, and she had these high cheekbones

and these very full lips. I thought she looked like me and I was just transfixed by this photo

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