This was Sebastian’s garden This was Sebastian’s garden

There’s no way for any production of Suddenly Last Summer to completely avoid at least a whiff of camp.

By on April 01, 2020 at 10:00 AM
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Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere

Dame Rosalind Plowright complains that unlike most other voiceless 68 year old singers, she has trouble finding work.

By on September 12, 2017 at 11:25 AM
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Pêches de vieillesse Pêches de vieillesse

“In her first television acting job [Dame Kiri te Kanawa] portrays Dame Nellie Melba, her fellow antipodean soprano, whose purity of voice inspired a peach-based pudding.”

By on August 13, 2013 at 10:44 PM
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Raspberry sauce Raspberry sauce

According to a fan site, Dame Kiri te Kanawa is not just playing any old diva on next season’s Downton Abbey, but Dame Nellie Melba herself!

By on March 10, 2013 at 11:59 PM
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