On his fourth birthday, George’s parents asked him who he wanted at his party, and he stated “Placido Domingo, Marilyn Horne, Pavarotti and Leontyne Price.” (When his parents asked if the list included either of them, they simply had the list sternly repeated to them.)
George
still attends the opera and occasionally gets to meet some of the performers.
The 2012-2013 season will mark 28 years of attendance. George estimates having seen more than
200 performances in total -- and plans to see many more. It is believed he holds the record
as the
youngest person ever to attend. (His goal now is to ultimately become the oldest
person ever to attend, as well!)
Below: Bizarre poster signed by the cast of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.