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Theres something about shunting a 19th-century opera toLas Vegas, say, or 1964, that auteurs find irresistible.
The characters extremes can often lead to caricature.
Or to declare his fatherly tenderness as if it poured from a completely different soul.
Kelsey lets the audience in on his nobility, thrashing to get out.
Fortunately, Kelsey will be there still, in all his grumbling grandeur.
