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8 comments

  • richard says:

    Ritorna vincitor!

  • tannengrin says:

    Il ritorna di parterrebox a patria!

    Dich, teure box, gruess’ ich wieder!

  • Krunoslav says:

    Metropolitan Opera House
    February 22, 1951
    Benefit for the Metropolitan Opera Fund
    In English

    DIE FLEDERMAUS {22}

    Rosalinde……………Maria Jeritza [Last performance]

  • Sanford says:

    OMG< I was fiending for some Parterre Box. Glad you’re back.

  • MontyNostry says:

    Egregia signora

    Come mi mancava!

    And I had some filth to share. The singer in question even has this video on her own website for some strange reason. Things really go awry from about 2’20” …

  • Will says:

    Well, aside from not being able to follow a conductor’s beat, I hear a very light, potentially pleasant voice with totally insufficient breath support. I’d like to think there was insufficient rehearsal, but that would mean the entire event was irresponsibly produced. Which IS a possibility, I’ll grant.

  • enzo says:

    Absolutely hilarious! And one of the funniest things is that the audience seems pleased.

  • iltenoredigrazia says:

    And the Alpine scene in the background refers to… ?