Exit Stage Left

I e-mailed the Director of Communications for the CSO this morning to ask her if there was anyway the soloists for Too Hot to Handel would make it in for either performance this weekend. She said it absolutely wasn't going to happen, but that they'd gotten great local fill-ins and the show would be as fantastic as ever. As my last post indicated I was disappointed, but still looking forward to the concert. So, you can imagine my absolute surprise and delight (to use a Starbucks buzz phrase) when the concert began and after the Concert Master took his place he was followed onto the stage by the one and only Lillias White. Not only was Lillias as fabulous as ever on the Soprano parts, but she filled in seamlessly for the missing Tenor, Thomas Young, reducing the concert hall to tears only to lift them up to the point where people leapt from their seats mid-performance. More Lillias singing, more Lillias to love. I can hardly wait for tomorrow night!