Grisham, John - Playing for Pizza by Grisham John

Author:Grisham, John
Language: eng
Format: epub

"We perform Wednesday, and then Sunday is our last of the

season."

"We play in Milan on Sunday."

"I can get you a ticket for Wednesday."

"It's a deal."

The pub closed at 2:00 a.m. Rick offered to walk her home, and

she easily agreed. Her hotel suite was furnished by the opera

company. It was near the river, a few blocks from the Teatro

Regio.

They said good night with a nod, a smile, a promise to meet the

next day.

They met for lunch, and over large salads and crepes they talked

for two hours. Her schedule was not that different from his--a long

night's sleep, coffee and breakfast late in the morning, an hour or

two at the gym, then an hour or two of work. When they were not

performing, the cast was expected to gather and grind through

another practice. Same as football. Rick got the clear impression

that a struggling soprano earned more than a struggling itinerant

quarterback, but not by much. Carletto was never mentioned.

They talked about their careers. She had begun singing as a

young teenager in Florence, where her mother still lived. Her

father was dead. At seventeen, she began winning awards and

receiving auditions. Her voice developed early, and there were

big dreams. She worked hard in London and won role after role,

but then nature set in, genetics became a factor, and she was

struggling with the realization that her career--her voice--had

reached its pinnacle.

Rick had been booed so many times it didn't faze him. But to

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