For 30 years, the stars of our culture have been showing him how to cultivate opponents or express love in such a way that it becomes unforgettable. Now Sven Michaelsen – author of the “SZ-Magazin” and twice awarded the German Reporter Prize – has compiled the most sparkling examples of emotional poetry and nasty wickedness from his interviews in a book. The tenor Plácido Domingo recounts: “When Montserrat Caballé sang in the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the soprano Birgit Nilsson stood behind the stage and listened. A guard wanted to know what she was doing. Nilsson replied: ‘I’m here to To hear Madame Aballé sing. ‘ ‘Madame Aballé? You mean Madame Caballé?’ ‘No. Madame Aballé. Listen to me: she lost her C!’ “