At first glance, the photo from San Francisco Opera’s Billy Budd looks like any other opera featuring Nathan Gunn, i.e., pug nose in profile, chin a-jut, freshly waxed chest front and center.
But on closer inspection, it turns out that Billy is getting a tweak from Mr. Squeak:
“Warm as a sailor’s pants, gay as a hornpipe dance…”
La Cieca wishes to thank Albert’s World of Artsy Fun for the revelation about Nathan’s nips, and also for pointing her to SF Mike‘s Civic Center, which features lots of photos of the campy Pecheurs de Perles production and other sights around the War Memorial Opera House.
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