There ought to be clowns
Have you ever had the unfortunate experience of listening to someone tell a joke badly?
4 pieces since 2011 — in 1 role, at 1 company, most often at Royal Opera House.
Have you ever had the unfortunate experience of listening to someone tell a joke badly?
Before this recording arrived in my mailbox, I: ( a) didn’t know there was an operatic version of Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, one of my favorite plays; and (b) was unfamiliar with the works of composer Gerald Berry. After several hearings, I’m still not convinced that there is an operatic version of Earnest. […]
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