. . . . "Focus on Shirley Verrett (II) a great mezzo-soprano discusses and sings three of her favorite roles" . . "Shirley Verrett talks about her debut at La Scala in Milan and sings excerpts from her roles in Saint-Saens' Samson and Delilah, in Aida, and in Gluck's Orfeo." . . . . . . . . .