To reach the prompter's box at the home of the San Francisco Opera, Matthew Piatt heads under the stage and walks down a long, narrow passageway. Then he shimmies up a metal ladder. "I always have to ...

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Those first-nights when I see my charge’s panic, And, in quick whispers, slip him mislaid lines, Untangled recognition scenes will light By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and ...