Word: belluci
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...John Belluci. A. Lorean O. Neill. and Daphnede Marneffe each give wonderful comic characterizations as the whorehouse's resident fanatics, both patriotic and religious. Belluci's powerful voice highlights his character's arrogant pomposity. While de Marneffe and O'Neill display a quirky slimness that is hugely funny...
...remain trapped within the superficial seriousness of their roles. From the first moment he rushes onstage to confront the king, John Bellucci's Hotspur is the embodiment of the choleric passions that gave that character his name. Racing from lord to lord in a plea to keep his prisoners, Belluci's Hotspur is impulsive, impatient and proud. And where his frenetic gestures grow tiring, his beautiful voice, sneering at some words, spitting out others, compensates. Still, the limitations of Bellucci's portrayal are apparent in the scenes he plays with his wife. While Susan Kander as Lady Percy plays skillfully...
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