Re: Re: Pavarotti Tour-2004


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Posted by Chuck Jackson on February 28, 2004 at 16:55:39:

In Reply to: Re: Pavarotti Tour-2004 posted by tony on February 28, 2004 at 12:24:18:

I'll share one with you from yesterdays rehearsal. Big P called up the Brindisi. Conductor gives downbeat. Chuck, playing big horn, plays nice big and fat Bb first note. Pavarotti almost has whiplash when he hears it and starts ranting in Italian to the conductor who turns to me and says "Maybe a little too much". All settles down and we restart, all is good, but the Big P starts assailing the cellos for their lack of heart on the off beats. This goes on for some time. Mind you, we haven't touched the really hard stuff. Big P gets up, his handlers usher him out, and you can hear the conductor say, in perfect English, a skill he hasn't demonstrated at any point, "Asshole". Yes, the soprano is upstaging him and could give a rats patoot. More to follow.


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