On Veterans Day 2015, the Metropolitan Opera presents—fittingly, though probably not by design—an all-veterans Tosca. Between them, Maria Guleghina, Marcello Giordani, James Morris and John Del Carlo have nearly 150 combined years of service on stage. All four singers have received decorations and demerits, survived battles at home and abroad, secured victories and borne defeats, patched wounds and marched on. One wishes them the best for Wednesday’s performance and their remaining careers. Her [...]
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