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tutte le torture

Say what you will about Sylvie Valayre, the lady is certainly game, as can be seen both in this Regied-out scene from Nabucco:

… and this production of Macbeth where (apparently) the Konzept for the Lady was “Patti LuPone meets Patti LaBelle.”

42 comments

  • La Cieca says:

    Sanford, I think everyone here would agree that Jane Shaulis was born to play “Edie the Egg Lady.”

  • Stella Barbare says:

    wow… at least, neves had some voice at the time of her met abigailles…

    i don’t see any defecation going on. i see the bees’ stingers coming out to sting abigaille or someone, but not defecation.