And there is the crux: so many gifted brilliant people have soprano voices that the chances of a Lucia being a dunce are rather small, whereas the true tenor is such a rare beast that we will often put up with dull ones or rather straightforward ones for the sake of the instrument. That was cruel, wasn't it? john
At 09:49 PM 1/30/01 +0000, you wrote: ... >I've also heard it put the other way around...that Lucia is a role >sopranos love, but really secretly hate because after the mad scene, >the tenor has the last 10 minutes of the opera all to himself, and >can steal the show if he so desires... ;) > >John
John Blyth Baritono robusto e lirico Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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