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re: Of course not...

Posted by: Alcindoro 09:58 am EDT 08/10/14
In reply to: re: Of course not... - JohnDunlop 09:48 am EDT 08/10/14

"As I am sure you know, Fleming appeared as Blanche in an opera version of Streetcar. But, she is a good actress, and might be wonderful in the play."

Yes yes, we know, we know.

I think the STREETCAR opera is a bust, but an opera singer playing Blanche in an opera version is VERY different from an opera singer playing Blanche in the play. A "good" opera actress (which I think Fleming is) is a far cry from a great stage actress, which is what the play requires.


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re: Of course not...

Posted by: ryhog 11:24 am EDT 08/10/14
In reply to: re: Of course not... - Alcindoro 09:58 am EDT 08/10/14

you are of course right. But this entire discussion is just so silly. The idea that she would commit herself to months of 8 shows a week on Broadway is preposterous.


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re: Of course not...

Posted by: Alcindoro 05:20 pm EDT 08/10/14
In reply to: re: Of course not... - ryhog 11:24 am EDT 08/10/14

>But this entire discussion is just so silly.<

True. But then, so many discussions here are just plain silly. What are ya gonna do?


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re: Of course not...

Posted by: larry13 01:02 pm EDT 08/10/14
In reply to: re: Of course not... - ryhog 11:24 am EDT 08/10/14

Well, when her operatic career is over with--which is NOT so far off--I don't believe the idea is so preposterous.


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re: Of course not...

Posted by: ryhog 02:14 pm EDT 08/10/14
In reply to: re: Of course not... - larry13 01:02 pm EDT 08/10/14

I am not one of the great opera singers of my lifetime, but if I were, and if my career was over, I think there are a lot of things I would rather do than show up at a Broadway theatre every night to perform.

But maybe Chita Rivera can become the host of Family Feud when her theatrical career is over with.


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re: Of course not...

Posted by: JohnDunlop 03:57 pm EDT 08/10/14
In reply to: re: Of course not... - ryhog 02:14 pm EDT 08/10/14

Well it worked for Ezio Pinza, although I believe he missed quite a few performances of "South Pacific."


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Pinza's absences

Posted by: AlanScott 07:18 pm EDT 08/10/14
In reply to: re: Of course not... - JohnDunlop 03:57 pm EDT 08/10/14

Yes, he was reported to have missed a massive number of performances of South Pacific, 50 in the first six months alone. And a few months before his final performance, letters were coming in to the Times complaining about his constant absences so it seems not to have gotten better (or not much better) after the first six months. One letter writer suggested that they should just put Ray Middleton into the show immediately because at least then people wouldn't come to the theatre expecting to see Pinza and then be disappointed.

In some book, but I can't remember which one, it's said that when Merrick hired him for Fanny, he got Pinza to agree to sign a contract that stipulated that Pinza would be docked pay for each performance he missed. With the result that Pinza missed very few performances.


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