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La Cieca understands that Francesca Zambello is very smart about things like myths and technology and conspicuous consumption and disempowered women. But would totallly kill her to get an independent queer eye to take a quick look at the clothes in her new Siegfried production? Is there any Heldentenor on earth who looks good in a manboob-hugging v neck tee? And does anyone imagine that most dramatic sopranos (we’re not talking Anja Silja here) can pull off skintight jeans and a leather bustier?