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Sottile, sottile, sottile

Yes, I think perhaps lookism has finally gone too far. Read more »

Lookism rears its ugly head

lookismFurther proof of the endemic menace of casting singers purely for appearance is this photograph of the dewy juvenile leads in Simon Boccanegra promoting tonight’s Channel 13 telecast of the opera.