When the Signorina first arrives at The New California Theatre she is met with fourteen minutes of applause from the staff and stagehands, and there is no doubt she will be the star of the show. Her dressing room is filled with flowers worth a small fortune every day of rehearsal, Percy’s way of showing his respect and appreciation.
The New California TheatreThe opening night audience is enthralled. Percy is entranced. Rose delights audiences with her energy and spontaneity as a performer, but Vera Michelena brings them to their feet. She makes simple but authoritative gestures to move an audience emotionally even though they do not understand one word of the Italian arias she has mastered. She moves across the stage with intensity over the span of a performance, yet never breaks her rega
