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Before & after: Fit opera stars

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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