Martyn Blackmore, who was leading Wanda, also got into costume.
Allegra put on his hat and 19th-century period coat for a walk across the stage. The schedule features ten presentations, each of which will return at least once for an encore performance.
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“They’re ready.”īackstage at “Bohème,” as Act I got underway, and snatches of arias drifted backstage, the animals and their handlers slowly got their costumes together. Some of the most impressive stage performances ever mounted are coming to the big screen Beginning on October 9, Cinemark will offer a full season of Metropolitan Opera events, comprising a wide range of stories, talents, and languages. “When the horses hear those horns,” Allegra said. He had two in a recent revival of “Aida,” whose Triumphal Scene is one of the most animal-centric in opera. (He also has a number of other notable roles, including recurring appearances on the television show “The Gilded Age,” and was made up as a zebra in “The Greatest Showman.”) John Allegra, his owner and onstage handler, said, “Anyone, really, could drive this horse.”Īllegra owns 45 horses on a farm in Connecticut, many of whom are frequent performers. It is a dramatic entrance, one that Lord, a 19-year-old former racehorse, has made for years. Lord pulls a hansom cab, carrying the character Musetta and her aging, wealthy lover into Café Momus, where they meet Mimì, Rodolfo, and Musetta’s former flame Marcello.
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