Graham Spicer shares the full story of how (and why) the ice-cool Rene Pape whipped his iPhone out in the middle of last night's La Scala recital.
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September 17, 2012
The opera star who used his phone on stage
Graham Spicer shares the full story of how (and why) the ice-cool Rene Pape whipped his iPhone out in the middle of last night's La Scala recital.
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