From broken legs to flaming wigs: a brief history of theatrical disasters
From broken legs to flaming wigs: a brief history of theatrical disasters Five years ago a tenor was nearly killed on-stage by a falling prop. But it wasn't the first time a performer has suffered for his art 2 February 2021 • 6:00am Before the fall: Robert Dean Smith as Tristan in rehearsals in 2012 Credit: alliance archive / Alamy Stock Photo How much of yourself should you leave on stage? Back in 2015, the American tenor Robert Dean Smith, came perilously close to finding out. Smith was performing in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde at Toulouse’s venerable Théâtre du Capitole when he wa...
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