Here are the 10 established categories for determining "Opera Diva-ness" based on the Kangian theory established, in the year of our lord 2010, by Jay Caspian Kang on his blog The Awl (click here to see why Whitney Houston won the pop category) - explanations, if needed, follow:

1. Emotional Journey
2. Stimm
3. Kunst
4. Iconic Moment
5. Cult Status
6. Scandale
7. Hair and Headgear
8. Weight Fluctuations
9. Grandezza
10. Drag Imitability

Emotional Journey (200 points possible)

* Does the singer create the “grand opera buzz?” Briefly, do you leave the theater a different person? And if not, why the hell not?

Stimm (150 points possible)

I.e., “Singing” “The Voice” -- Can the bitch sing? Really sing.

Kunst (150 points possible)

* (No, not that Kunst!) Does the bitch do her homework? It's voice vs. art. “The Stimmdiva’s idea of preparing Gounod’s Marguerite involves learning her music and ordering her outfits. The Kunstdiva reads Goethe.”

Iconic Moment (100 points possible)

* A phrase, a gesture or a situation so closely associated with the diva as to become her trademark. The Iconic Moment could be Maria Callas snarling at the process server or Meg Ryan’s “I’ll have what she’s having” scene.

Cult Status (100 points possible)

* Artistic, financial and popular success is nothing without insanely obsessive fans to share it with.

Grandezza (100 points possible)

* The grace, confidence and repose only a great lady can wield, toots.

Scandale (100 points possible)

* Cancellations, feuds, insane demands and other sundry drama. (Note: wig anecdotes are scored both here and in the following category.)

Hair and Headgear (50 points possible)

* A diva without a turban is like…

Weight Fluctuations (50 points possible)

* No explanation needed.

Drag Imitability (50 points possible)

* The diva’s persona should be so boldly defined, on the very cusp of mannerism, that an imaginative impersonator need apply only a thin veneer of exaggeration. Or, to put it another way, if she can’t be “done,” then she’s not a diva.

Results?

CLASSIC DIVAS

RANK	DIVA	SCORE
1	Leontyne Price	830
(tie) 2	Montserrat Caballé	825
(tie) 2	Renata Scotto	825
4	Leonie Rysanek	820
5	Jessye Norman	800
6	Régine Crespin	770
7	Tatiana Troyanos	725
8	Joan Sutherland	710
9	Christa Ludwig	640
10	Marilyn Horne	580
11	Hildegard Behrens	520
12	Mirella Freni	495

CONTEMPORARY DIVAS

RANK	DIVA	SCORE
1	Edita Gruberova	725
2	Angela Gheorghiu	705
3	Anna Netrebko	690
4	Karita Mattila	680
5	Renée Fleming	675
6	Cecilia Bartoli	605
7	Waltraud Meier	590
8	Dolora Zajick	530
9	Joyce DiDonato	520
10	Natalie Dessay	480

Here is the link to the Parterre Box result details on Parterre Box: http://parterre.com/2010/09/24/the-quantification-of-the-diva-upon-reflection/

Here is a sample of why Gruberova won: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhoXSsdURaM



Here is but one/two reason, as if you needed any, why Leontyne won: