Three Tremors

Say what you will about the Three Tenors phenomenon (and critics have said plenty). But for legions of fans, the 3Ts have provided real thrills (how else do you explain tickets costing thousands?). But long after these weary voices ought to have packed it in, they’re still at it, and in Minneapolis this week, even the diehard fans didn’t seem impressed. “The whole feeling of the evening was stiff and uncomfortable. Audience response was relatively subdued until the end, the final medley. The only real ovation came after Pavarotti’s signature ‘Nessun Dorma’ during which he delivered one good solid but very effortful high note, for him the only one of the evening.”