Word: spitzpah
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...York critics were not that harsh, but some deemed the libretto dated and the music not worth Weill. Still, uptown was heady for Grey. In lieu of Broadway's traditional "break a leg" opening night messages, a telegram from Met Tenor Placido Domingo invoked an ancient Jewish Spitzpah. "Ptui, ptui, ptui," it said, "on your operatic debut...
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