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[…] out programmes.The opera's sexual psychology translates well to a gay setting. When Don's PA Leo (Leporello) recounts his exploits – which on "Clapham Common", in Ranjit Bolt's witty reworking, numbers "507 / But on Hampstead Heath it's 611" – she does so with less incredulity than usual. The three female principals are all recast as men – Alan (Anna), Eddie (Elvira), and Zac (Zerlina) – while Leo is a hard-bitten lesbian and the Commendatore a Sabatier-wielding Delia Smith. The new dynamics are convincing, particularly between Zac and his fun-girl fiancee Marina (Masetto), both of whom are eventually seduced by Don's unlimited coke stash.Many details are apt, both for comic and serious effect: the ghost bursts through a billboard for The Phantom of the Opera, while Don's downfall is more society's disgrace than his own.Swapping gender is easier than swapping vocal register, however, and the cleverness of the adaptation – which […]
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