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You, here in this tomb?
he asks in amazement.
Buddy, I know how you feel.
Its glitter reflected the scores magnificence and guaranteed a fun show even on nights with a fourth-string cast.
Mayers version purports to take the work more seriously it doesnt just have melodies but culturalthemes!
and winds up undercutting it.
That sort of distancing irony is a way of directing the opera while holding your nose.
LikeTintinandThe Jungle BookandHuckleberry Finn, it crashes through todays cultural sensitivities.
The new production opened on New Years Eve in a performance hampered by colds and vocal problems.
(Beczala will be back on Friday.)
Kelsey has sung others, such asRigolettoand Germont inLa Traviata, with style and sincerity.
Here, he released each note like a Frisbee, soaring, spinning, and precisely targeted.
