American Shorts' channels classic TV
with a few twistsBy Steven Brown
June 19, 2014
Alex Hemsath
Brian Shircliffe plays Rigoletto, from left, Amanda Kingston is Gilda, Tyson Miller is the Duke of Mantua and Kelli Estes portrays talk-show host Cookie in Lone Star Lyric's production of Milton Granger's "Talk Opera."
Opera demands a sense of humor, and some serious operas demand it most of all. How else can audiences get past the crazed characters and convoluted plots to feel the pathos?
with a few twistsBy Steven Brown
June 19, 2014
Alex Hemsath
Brian Shircliffe plays Rigoletto, from left, Amanda Kingston is Gilda, Tyson Miller is the Duke of Mantua and Kelli Estes portrays talk-show host Cookie in Lone Star Lyric's production of Milton Granger's "Talk Opera."
Opera demands a sense of humor, and some serious operas demand it most of all. How else can audiences get past the crazed characters and convoluted plots to feel the pathos?
