BBCNEWS Take Me to the Opera August 4, 2021 01:49:00
They used to be called the money notes. you have to sing those and if you didn't the whole performance was ruined. it was on the stage here at the royal opera house that juan diego florez made one of his early appearances in a performance of la fille du regiment and he says he was so overcome with nerves that he had to get in touch with one very famous italian tenor. before coming on stage, i called pavarotti, literally on the wing, i called pavarotti and said i needed some reassurance. maestro, you did this famous aria in the �*70s here, ijust wanted to hear your voice so i get some assuran...