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OPERA CHAOS, ACT III

YES, LADIES and gentlemen, the curtain is going up for Act III of Opera Chaos. Even the most high-toned audience enjoys a snicker, not to say the occasional full belly … Continue reading

July 19, 2013 · 1 Comment

OPERA CHAOS, ACT II

A STAGE so ripe for chaos as grand opera certainly deserves more than a single mention (www.wp.me/p2ETap-11h). In fact, there are those who say, with complete accuracy, that onstage and … Continue reading

May 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

OPERATIC CHAOS

IT HAS been a while since I’ve had fun here with opera. Having already cited (see http://www.wp.me/p2ETap-u7) what Sir Peter Ustinov called opera’s “razor edge of absurdity,” it seems not … Continue reading

April 20, 2013 · Leave a comment