tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post2661586386432112823..comments2023-08-06T01:08:32.123-07:00Comments on ARIA SERIOUS?: Bringing Sexy Back to OperaSan Diego Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799108777587021394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-69086192241520374932008-09-17T14:44:00.000-07:002008-09-17T14:44:00.000-07:00Felicia, I have this same program on my DV-R at ho...Felicia, I have this same program on my DV-R at home and have yet to watch it. I'll be sure to get to it shortly. I know that once he started gaining weight he stopped trying to act. Still, people wanted to come to hear him for his voice and charisma -- for me and millions of others -- that alone made him truly unique.San Diego Operahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799108777587021394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-86107236204819250852008-09-16T20:26:00.000-07:002008-09-16T20:26:00.000-07:00They were showing a Pavarotti special on PBS the o...They were showing a Pavarotti special on PBS the other day and an interesting point came up. They said (and I don't know enough about Pavarotti to know if this is true) that when he was young, he was more athletic and moved around the stage quite a bit, but that he realized being heavy was a way of being instantly recognizable by audiences--in other words, it was sort of a marketing gimmick. <BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com