Daily News | When an Opera Philadelphia tenor fell ill, a Curtis student brought the high notes
When it comes to cliffhangers in the operatic realm, the storyline backstage is sometimes as good as the one onstage.
“I knew Joe had the notes, I knew that he had a large voice that could fill the Academy of Music and had the right kind of temperament to step in at the last minute. But I didn’t know if he knew the tenor solo,” said Loehnig.Loehnig started thinking of other possibilities. But the clock was ticking, and it occurred to him that the solo was a short one.
He grabbed his suit and headed over to the Academy of Music. “It was 1:30 when we were able to go through the music for the first time together, and I instantly knew he was going to be able to do this,” Loehnig said.
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