In a message dated 02/11/3 2:20:18 PM, Christopher Weimer wrote:

>He will be bringing his Billy Budd to
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>San
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>> Francisco next fall and said backstage that SFO may also do
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>Pearl
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>> Fishers in their summer 2005 schedule.

If he wears the same costumes for "Billy Budd" in San Francisco as he did in
Chicago, he'll take that city by storm <g>. Seriously, I have to agree that he
and Samuel Ramey together in the Britten made for one of the most memorable
live operatic experiences I've had.

Ken