Costume Designer Paul du Pont had a perfectly clear idea of how Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow should be dressed.
When Marguerite Piazza played the role on TV, he had her poured into a skintight gown with nothing underneath. Then, as Soprano Piazza took a deep breath to reach for a high note, the gown split down the back. At that portentous moment, Tenor Jack Russell, singing with her, grabbed for the back of the dress. He caught it just in time to keep the show from being cut off the air.
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