Christopher:
>In the theatre, fortunately - provided they've gone off stage as
>directed before that last note - it's mercifully hard for Rodolfo and
>Mimi to indulge in such bad, old gramophone recording habits without
>getting totally out of sync with the band. Puccini, as ever, knew
>precisely what he wanted, and what he was doing!
Did not know that; my only two recordings have that note dragged out
lonnngggg. And in this production, the singers were indeed off stage
at that moment. Thanks for this good info.
Mitch Friedfeld