ernie,
i did see the met's 'billy budd' in 1978. stilwell, morris and the 'late' richard cassilly were in the cast. stilwell was good but, i wish i had heard thomas allen instead. james morris was so smoothly frightening. this was before he started singing much wagner and was still calling himself a bass. that same year, i heard him as the four villains in 'hoffman' and his voice in both was effortless and sooo dark. cassilly was wonderful as vere, better than pears.
btw, i love george london. he is actually one of my very favorite singers. (so, i'm a little schizo- what can i say?) (who said that?!?)
mike
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