This was posted over 19 years ago; my opinions, thoughts, attitude, and writing style may have evolved since then, and this post might have been different if it were to be posted today.
WTOP radio quoted someone who went to see this: “it’s like ‘rocky horror picture show’, but with verdi instead of meat loaf.”
hm… i’m tempted to go see this. then again, the one the day before has prof. peter schickele playing violin also. then again, the one on may 11 is at 1:30 p.m., so not only would i have to deal with the inevitable elementary school field-trip contingent, but i’d also have to take off of work to go. besides, the one on may 12 has “the typewriter”!
eta: ahhh, but the afternoon performance on may 11 has violin hottie nurit bar-josef performing as well…. and she earns $300,000+ / year?! methinks i’ve found me a new sugar-mama candidate! i’d love to give her some hemidemisemiquavers, let me tell you!