As long as we've brought up 1776, I'll use it as an excuse to ask about an
old friend of mine, Gary Martin. The first I heard him sing was in a music
theatre workshop class we were both taking in college and he did a
passionate "Tobacco to Rum" ( I thought it was "Molasses to Rum", but I
defer to Karen, of course!).
I was looking up old friends on the web last week and saw his bio complete
with Met and Chicago Lyric roles and a current stint in Germany. Has anyone
met up with Gary recently or heard him sing lately? I remember him as a
warm, funny and very intelligent man and I'm glad to see that he's doing so
well.
Laura Sharp
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From: Karen Mercedes [mailto:dalila@R...]
(SNIP)It's funny - I was thinking about 1776 last night, after posting my
list.
I think I will agree to the extent that Rutledge would be much better
served by a well-trained baritone voice - and also a brilliant actor. To
be able to carry off his intensely powerful solo, "Tobacco to Rum to
Slaves", anything less than a voice in complete command of itself, able to
produce a variety of vocal colours, dynamics, etc., will be criminally
inadequate.
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