Elizabeth Finkler <mightymezzo@h...> wrote:
There's a new development near my nest called "Traviata Townhomes." Obviously, the developer doesn't know what the name means! ;-D
You'd have thought they'd probably seen the old Placido Domingo movie of that opera, but, DUH!!! Sounds like prime soprano/tenor property to me, Elizabeth!
BTW, Cio-Cio-San is a geisha, NOT a prostitute, although Puccini and his librettists seem to have blurred the line a bit...
Elizabeth Finkler
The friend who sang Suzuki told me her director portrayed them as "ladies of the night". Funny thing was the letter that the two get with regard to Pinkerton's intentions. In her production BOTH Cio-Cio-San AND Suzuki fell out when they read:
"Dear Hot Number:
Studly Hungwell will NOT RETURN!!!"
If I hear you've settled into "Philistine Flats", I won't be shocked!
Ed
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