Before & after: Fit opera stars

Dec 13, 2012

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BEFORE: Maria Callas was a legendary soprano. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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AFTER: When Callas lost 100 pounds, her voice changed. Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

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BEFORE: The Royal Opera House fired a too-large Deborah Voigt. AP

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AFTER: Voigt slimmed down with gastric bypass. AP

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BEFORE: Harlem-based baritone Stan Lacy weighed 245 pounds. Beowulf Sheehan

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AFTER: Lacy dropped to 185 pounds with a crash diet. Zandy Mangold

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BEFORE: Michael Fabiano was a flabby tenor.

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AFTER: Now thanks to exercise, Fabiano is happy to bare his skin onstage. Cory Weaver

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