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Hello! hello. we need you for make up call. do you now? yes. as if i m not already fat enough, eh? he plays don basilio, a music teacher whose sole interest is in lining his own pockets. # ee ee ee ee ee ee.# hello, sir bryn terfel. are you here for a singing lesson? i wish. you know, i admire people like you who can sing, but ijust can t sing myself. i can sing, but i can t teach singing. zeinab chuckles ..so i m glad you said no. that s good. well, excellent. excellent. so, here you are in the barber of seville. yes. and this is very much a comic role for you. yeah. imean. first of all, do you like all the getting into costume and being made up and all the rest of it? it s a crescendo. in rehearsal process, you have the rehearsals in the rooms, then you go onto the stage, then you have your costume fittings, ....
And being made up and all the rest of it? it s a crescendo. in rehearsal process, you have the rehearsals in the rooms, then you go onto the stage, then you have your costume fittings, and all of a sudden you re in yourcostume and you re in your make up and you are portraying a character. so that s when the fun really does begin. do you ever get nervous? i think we have. well, i certainly think i have a nervousness that takes me to a certain limit that will not hamper anything that i have to do on the stage. so the adrenaline is a good adrenaline, and it s a good nervousness. you know, we re all warming up in our dressing rooms and excited to go on the stage, really. and is there anything that can beat performing in a live opera in costume for you? well, funny enough, you can see my palette for the next week. i ve got gianni schicchi, which i m singing in liverpool in a couple of days. by puccini. this is tonight s, of course. and then i ve got an album of sea shanties coming along. we ....