The Show Ain't Over Until the Fat Critic Yodels . . . ; Our Distinguished Music Writer Fulfils His Lifelong Dream of Joining the Cast of La Boheme As a Binman
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Watching an opera from a comfortable seat in the stalls, I have often wondered what it would be like to be up there on stage, appearing in the production itself. And last week I finally had the opportunity to find out when I was invited to join the chorus for final rehearsals of the spectacular new La Boheme, which opened at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday.
As a fine, upstanding British male of admittedly advancing years, I had aspirations to cut a bit of a dash. Maybe being one of those waspwaisted waiters who float by on Rollerblades might have been a bit beyond me, but I could certainly have shone as one of the likely lads who get to be fondled by Musetta in her bar-cum-bordello. To tell you the truth, I was rather looking forward to it, Musetta in the form of Irish soprano Majella Cullagh being decidedly comely.See the full content of this document
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The Show Ain't Over Until the Fat Critic Yodels . . . ; Our Distinguished Music Writer Fulfils His Lifelong Dream of Joining the Cast of La Boheme As a Binman
But director Francesca Zambello and costume designer Sue Willmington had other ideas. My nobility of bearing went for nothing. I was to be a dustman or refuse disposal operative, as I prefer to be known.
It may surprise those who assume from its popular prices (no seat is more than Po...See the full content of this document
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