In the short story Swan Song, Paula Nazorkoff is a famous Russian opera singer. She is known to be very temperamental. Currently Madame Nazorkoff is touring England, with performances at both Covent Garden and the Royal Albert Hall. At Covent Garden she will perform Tosca three times and Aida twice. Mme Nazorkoff is also making a private performance at the home of Lord and Lady Rustonbury.
In reality she is the former Italian opera singer Bianca Capelli.