To add just one thing to Karen's great list,
Legit roles that opera singers could do well:
Either of the female roles from "1776." Abigail Adams would be a lyric
or lyric mezzo, and Martha Jefferson is lighter.
Ought to be done full-out by a real baritone, but hasn't been since
John Cullum:
Edward Rutledge from "1776"
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Shannon Smith cantante@x...
"Oh, _theater_. Theater doesn't even approach it.
Opera isn't theater with singing and dancing.
Opera's _opera_." --Terry Pratchett, "Maskerade"
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