BEFORE: Maria Callas was a legendary soprano.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
AFTER: When Callas lost 100 pounds, her voice changed.
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BEFORE: The Royal Opera House fired a too-large Deborah Voigt.
AP
AFTER: Voigt slimmed down with gastric bypass.
AP
BEFORE: Harlem-based baritone Stan Lacy weighed 245 pounds.
Beowulf Sheehan
AFTER: Lacy dropped to 185 pounds with a crash diet.
Zandy Mangold
BEFORE: Michael Fabiano was a flabby tenor.
AFTER: Now thanks to exercise, Fabiano is happy to bare his skin onstage.
Cory Weaver