tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post8419350774842382994..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: A Turkish Janissary at The OperaCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-15090560545930357472009-09-28T14:46:19.469-07:002009-09-28T14:46:19.469-07:00Very dashing indeed!
I do love this particular op...Very dashing indeed!<br /><br />I do love this particular opera, and I've been making it to every performance I can.The Opera Tattlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817163818697608446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-80676644569389453722009-09-27T10:00:49.299-07:002009-09-27T10:00:49.299-07:00I concur, nice picture of you! I hope you get to k...I concur, nice picture of you! I hope you get to keep the hat. (That's a joke, I know you don't).<br /><br />I find that 18th century "Turkish" music pretty irresistible.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-2821040964301567582009-09-27T08:37:05.277-07:002009-09-27T08:37:05.277-07:00Well, quite the little education, thank you all!Well, quite the little education, thank you all!affinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216709112830989347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-58555726297246429252009-09-27T06:37:15.403-07:002009-09-27T06:37:15.403-07:00So, that's where the beard went! Can't ha...So, that's where the beard went! Can't have a beard if you're a Janissary.<br /><br />Also, Janissaries weren't allowed to marry, so a lot of loose talk swirls around to this day that they were... you know, that way.<br /><br />An excellent casting choice on many different levels.Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-53580338998530749772009-09-27T02:43:30.560-07:002009-09-27T02:43:30.560-07:00A feather and a Fu Manchu moustache, that's w...A feather and a Fu Manchu moustache, that's what you've needed all along. Congrats.Markley Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745230084975880264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-19007636559797015102009-09-26T19:47:45.428-07:002009-09-26T19:47:45.428-07:00Dear affinity: Supernumeraries are "non-speak...Dear affinity: Supernumeraries are "non-speaking actors." We're not allowed to make a sound onstage, and in my case that's a good thing. I can hear perfect pitch, oddly enough, but I can't even begin to sing it myself. God works in mysterious ways.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-63225260847789356242009-09-26T16:38:12.276-07:002009-09-26T16:38:12.276-07:00Congratulations, I hope you sound as fabulous as y...Congratulations, I hope you sound as fabulous as you look!affinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216709112830989347noreply@blogger.com