Like a Dame - or a Queen or a First Lady - there is nothing like a true diva.

The one true diva there is ,besides who can out sell her.

Not an operatic star, but a true diva, Ms. Feldshuh's Maria rivals her stage husband's artistic temperamental fits with her own ferociously jealous ones.

But because a true diva knows the importance of restraint, she doesn't repeat that shushing until the very end of the song.

He further added, "It's incredible to be able to work with a true diva.

She is a true diva.

This summer's first star turn belongs to Betty Buckley, just the true diva whose sheer aura and vocal splendor restore a worn-out appellation to its rightful celestial estate.

Like every true diva, she has a story of adversity followed by triumph.

Reflecting on her achievement, Melinda Lopez, 8, who played the leading female role, Ashley, dabbed her brashly colored eyelids like a true diva.

For a true diva, technique is irrelevant.