Stuff only Placido can get away with, Part I

I wonder when Rolando Villazon was taking his first tentative steps towards a career in opera if he ever dreamed that one day he'd find himself beneath the searing lights of a Salford theatre with a microphone clamped to his jaw, Hayley Westenra at his side and HRH the Princess Royal tucked away somewhere in the audience.

Last night's Royal Variety Show, all four hours of it, was recorded by ITV to be shown in an edited version (i.e. possibly Rolando-less) on 14 December. Personally I think you'd have to be a very, very big fan.

Comments

[the phantom]

i am looking forward to seeing this,

[Alexander]

I have to agree with you Ms. Intermezzo ....

[Matthew]

Just seen it now... not sure who was worse... :/