What better to keep you awake during that 4-hour extravaganza?

(The too much coffee cow)

OK, here are some more singer jokes to keep you entertained while I get some more links up, thanks to Jesus Rivera on opera-l:

Q: What's the difference between a soprano and a terrorist?

A: You can negotiate with a terrorist.

Remember this when she won't wear the shoes!

Photos of opera research:

• Dame Nellie Melba - just for you, Mr. Handleman!

  On to the designs:

  • La Traviata
  • The Marriage of Figaro
  • Les Contes D'Hoffmann
  • Don Giovanni
  • Der Vampyr

  The Soprano IQ Test here!

  
  

  The Madama Butterfly Story: So I'm designing Butterfly, and rent all the costumes and wigs, because I wanted to build Hoffmann. The costumes show up and are fabulous! The wigs show up and are: helmets of Celastic, w/little bits of padding inside. So I'm pretty inexperienced with this type of wig, and figure ok, just plunk them on your heads. I go into rehearsal, distribute said wigs, and the entire chorus puts them on. Then they bow to Cio-Cio San, and in unison, every single wig falls off, making a "kerchunk" heard in Cleveland. Need less to say, rehearsal was over at that point, and I retired to find something to tie the damn things on with. I know this story is still making the rounds, so now you know: I'm the culprit!

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