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Date:
Sun, 31 Oct 99 - Report 2
From: Susan
Hello to all, I am still floating from the return of
Werther. I sat there and was so amazed as our beloved
Andrea worked his way carefully across the stage and sang
his heart out to us. His emotion and feeling soared to
me. He definitely hit the high notes with his heart and
soul. I was amazed as I watched him laying in his dying
bed and still be able to sing as he did. Has anyone ever
tried to sing with great emotion and volume laying down?
Every time he sang I just shook my head and am still in
awe. The critics say he is not Opera material!?? I was
sitting next to a man that was 74 years old and he told
me of the joy he gets too, from AB. We talked during the
intermissions and he also read that days bad review. He
said that the critics like to stir peoples emotions. It
sells papers, magazines, etc., and that if all of them
gave him rave reviews no one would need to check for more
opinions, hence no paper sales. Now people are curious as
the rumors fly and it sells the papers. Job well done. I
feel he is right. Andrea knows his strengths and
weaknesses and he also knows that Denyce Graves would not
waste her time on an unknown Opera tenor. She is
established and can choose any leading man. She choose to
do this with our Andrea. She knew the risk! She sang
supremely, as did the other characters. Even the
children! I thoroughly enjoyed this and am looking
forward to seeing him in Chicago. It was an afternoon of
heaven for me!
My daughter dropped me off on the back side of the Opera
house and they were unloading a horse. We were petting
the horse and I ask them excitedly was that Andrea's
horse that he rides in on, in his opening act and they
said yes! My heart started thumping and we talked and she
told me of how gentle Andrea was with the horse and that
he had a way with them. His horses were still at home in
Italy. I ask her if she had any pictures with Andrea and
the horse and the stage people came out and hurried here
to bring him in! I actually petted the horse that Andrea
rode! Do you think I am crazy???
I do not know of what more I can say except that I did
not get any sleep for 2 days prior to the Opening and I
anxiously awaited news from our goers and critic's
reviews. I am very glad that I spoke with that old
gentelman, as I see a new prospective in the hat if I may
say. Money, selling papers. We all know and love Andrea
and came to see him. We all know that Andrea will always
do his best no matter what, and we would not care if he
came out and his voice was not at its best. We came to
see him! Be near him, see him in person! Hear him in
person! I did not think it would ever be possible for me
to really see him "in person." A few from the
group went out to dinner and he came in. I wish I could
have been there but I would not know what to say to him.
I would have been speechless! Nothing can compare what I
feel in my heart and I will always have the memory of him
standing with his arms open and stretched out as he seems
to be embracing all of us! Kind of like the saying people
use of our Lord Jesus. "How much do I love thee and
he stretches out his arms and dies for us." I am not
comparing him to our Lord, but maybe as an Angel sent
here to give us a little peace of heaven here on earth!
The inner peace that he brings to us all!
Still in awe in Detroit
Susan Bazzell
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