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groundbreaker

Broadway star, opera diva, image consultant, self-help guru: the late Dorothy Sarnoff was all these and more. But did you know that (according to the New York Times) Ms. Sarnoff was also a pioneer in the field of gay-themed opera?

5 comments

  • Hans Lick says:

    That’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” in which she played his daughter, Pearl, who wears a scarlet A on her bosom ever since she was dumped by an Amherst grad…

  • Will says:

    The one time I saw Ms Sarnoff perform was in the original production of The King and I when I was seven–the experience made a huge impression and began me down the road to theatrical design as a career. Her voice was a warm and serene contralto

  • Harold says:

    Oh, the New York Times. I’m going to miss them.

  • GiacoPucci says:

    Excuse my ignorance, but I presume you are alluding to “Miss Pinkerton.” What should it be?

  • GiacoPucci says:

    Woops, I just re-read. “Man.” Sorry.