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...widely heralded as some of the most talented rock musicians of their time and the remainder of the band are nearly, if not as, talented as the other members. The band’s only noticeable flaw is the lead singer’s voice. Classically trained to sing opera, his voice lacks the timbre and character of a heavy metal singer. This does, of course, give Theater a unique sound, making it more than just a metal band...
Rufus Wainwright belongs in the second category. Dim lights and booming opera music let last Friday’s packed crowd know that Rufus was about to appear on stage. I momentarily had the impression that I was about to be welcoming a large woman in Viking horns, but I quickly remembered I was here to see a diva of another sort. Dressed in an embroidered vest stolen from his mother’s closet, a tight black shirt and a pair of faded jeans, Rufus came onto the stage and sat down at the grand piano awaiting...
...obsessed with certain artists and devotes hours to the pursuit of their music is a complicated affair to dissect. But Mendy, one of the characters in Terrence McNally’s The Lisbon Traviata, offers some insight when he explains his obsession with Maria Callas: “Opera doesn’t reject me, the real world does...
...Lisbon Traviata, excessive enjoyment of opera represents an escape from the mediocrity of life into the magnificence of art. The masterful opera singer Maria Callas is the divine artistic ideal, offering deliverance to the unfulfilled characters. Callas provides them with insight into the finer points of existence...
...Polyester Lester in Alaska premiumpolar.com/polyester) who just started a band and wants to know what you think of his haircut, to Becky in France mybluehouse.com/weblog) who can teach you how to brew a Scotch cocktail called a kilt lifter, bloggers star in their own never-ending soap opera. The result is less intrusive than a webcam but somehow more revealing...