From the category archives:

Nutshells

Lucia, in a nutshell

April 2, 2008

Taken From “Alfred Hitchcock’s Quotable “Marnie”

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Lucia, in a nutshell

March 6, 2008

“That is one Scotch-On-The-Rocks” -Wilhelmina Slater, “Ugly Betty”

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The other day, I got a fortune cookie whose prophetic utterance inside could well apply to a great many operatic characters, including myself. Ultimately, however, I decided that motley crew from Madama Butterfly would best benefit from this cautionary message. Do you even get fortune cookies with sushi? No wonder Cio-Cio San’s life is such a mess!

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La Traviata, in a nutshell

December 31, 2006

“There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne”

-The Old Acquaintance (Warner Bros. 1943)

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“Who does she think she is?”

“That’s my sister, and she’s a whole lotta woman”

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