Can't Make This Stuff Up
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Thursday, October 29 edition of the Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer:
Ex-NFL player to sing opera
T'au Pupu'a, who hails from Tonga and went on to play football for the Cleveland Browns, will be singing the rold of Mario Cavaradossi, Floria Tosca's doomed lover, in the upcoming Connecticut Concert Opera production of Puccini's opera 'Toaca on Friday, Oct, 30, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m., at the Hoffman Auditorium, University of St. Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford.
Tickets are available online at
www.showcliz.com or CCO's website at
www.connconcertopera.org
All seats are reserved. For more information call 860-722-2300
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wow that was a long ass time ago he "played" for us. I use quoatations cause he never actually played it seems, he must have been a practice squad guy. Has zero stats. One year on a practice squad and out he was.
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that's actually pretty cool, good for him.
that's actually pretty cool, good for him.
Agree
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Not sure about him.....but I saw this guy perform this at the Lincoln Center with the Metropolitan Opera on about Sept. 20, 2001 as a tribute to 9/11.....along with many others, including host Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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Papu'a has performed this before
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