[SPOILER ALERT!  MAY CONTAIN DETAILS YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE BEFORE YOU ATTEND THE PRODUCTION!]

2:45 pm:  “Jump doesn’t work  — and it’s not even her!”

1:40 pm:  “Over the top hooker groupies for Scarpia should get some laughs.”

1:35 pm:  “Rumor has it Gagnidze did not care for the staging of the murder scene, saying it didn’t make sense. It looked clumsy and physically impossible, actually. This is the point when the production team all began buzzing.”

1:24 pm:  “Considers jumping out window.”

1:22 pm:  “Much conferring around the production team.”

1:20: “Stabbing from a prone position”

1:04 pm:  “Spoletta has a lot of business.”

12:55 pm:  “Act 2”

12:47 pm:  “Act 3 2 sponsored by Cialis”

12:45 pm: “One opens the window to hear the cantata.”

12:20 pm: “This should offend no one and thrill no one.”

12:15 pm:  “Anyone looking to be shocked by this production is in for a disappoinment. It looks like Tosca, basically.”

11:56 am:  “Stabbing the Magdalena with a sword? walking stick? Funny looking.”

11:44 am:  “All in good voice. Mattila in a dark plum skirt and black jacket.”