Interview · moment 9 of 18
Contemporary Comedic Opera About Trump-Era America
from The Great Francis James · #110
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2 minGuest
The group riffs on whether a comedic opera about modern America could work, joking about Paul Manafort as a farcical Julius Caesar figure, before a Phantom of the Opera singalong breaks out.
- 22:07Tim refuses to sing for the viewers, worried about hurting them, then reveals he has perfect vibrato.
- 22:40He performs a snippet of what sounds like classical or operatic material, demonstrating his range.
- 23:02Tim mentions they planned to do a "Song to Summer" every time something depressing was said, but forgot.
- 23:24Guest reveals he was a child actor and worked on shows early in his career.
- 23:42Discussion turns to roles available in operatic works, including street urchins and dock workers in pieces like Carmen.