Opera Page #2

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Thank you.

Hmm.

The great Mara Giacova can say she was

literally struck by the curse of Macbeth.

"Good luck, little snake."

Ooh, you can certainly feel

her sting there!

Looks expensive.

Ohh!

Whew!

What do you think

it is?

Who knows?

Frog slime?

Acid?

Poison?

Hey, what's wrong?

What's wrong?

You idiot!

Yuck! Ginseng! Giacova

would bathe in that stuff!

Filthy damn birds!

I'm sorry, I can't.

It's not your fault.

I'm a disaster in bed.

I don't know why. I'm sorry.

According to the legend, opera

singers are incredibly horny.

You know, really. They say they make

love before they go out on stage.

That way it sort of...

relaxes their voice.

You know,

sweetens it up a little.

Either i'm

a lousy opera singer or-

Have I offended you?

No.

Well, I mean...

now that you're famous,

It seems like things are a

little bit different between us.

No, don't say that.

It's not true.

What a place!

It looks like a museum.

It sort of is.

I've got a rich uncle.

It's his place. He's stinking rich, and

he lets me use it whenever I need it.

Want some tea?

Yes, please.

All right, i've got rose,

jasmine,

Or mint.

Jasmine.

Jasmine.

Okay.

No! Mint!

Take a good look. If you try to close

your eyes, you'll tear them apart.

So you'll just have

to watch everything.

Betty!

Why did you lock it?

Are you feeling okay?

No, no!

What the hell is going on?

It's not true you're frigid.

You're a b*tch in heat.

Hello?

There's been a murder.

At 66 Viale Pegaso.

Who's speaking?

My god! Look what

success has done to you!

Come on. I'm gonna get the

papers. I want to read the reviews.

Well!

Something wrong

with your eyes?

Stage lights?

Yes.

The lights.

What lights?

Okay, it wasn't

the lights.

How do you turn on

the heating?

Here, here.

Thanks.

- That bad, was it?

- I can't tell you.

It was so-

I can't tell you.

Trouble in love?

Love?

What love?

Whenever a woman has a problem,

men always presume it's love.

You sopranos

are famous for-

- Whoring around?

- Now, wait a minute-

Look, i've already

heard that story tonight.

Some people think

that we make love...

Just before going on stage

to improve the voice.

Wrong. As far as I am

concerned, anyway, totally wrong.

You mean,

you've never made love?

Of course I have.

It's just-

It's never worked.

Anyway, you also work

in movies,

And you movie people are

legendary when it comes to-

That's true.

I always jerk off

before I shoot a scene.

Come on. You have to talk

about it sooner or later.

And then I ran away,

and that's when I found you.

The strangest thing

about what happened tonight-

All the terrible things

i saw...

Are from a nightmare

i used to have as a child.

I used to dream of a man

wearing a black hood.

Tonight I saw that same hood.

- You said you called the police.

- Yes.

Did you give your name? No.

Told me everything? About

what happened tonight? Yes.

Why? There's more,

right?

Ah-

I'll check

the other rooms.

- Have you got a boyfriend?

- No.

Someone who might get jealous? No.

- Not that I know of. Why?

- There's someone watching your windows with binoculars.

Where?

Come and see.

Ah, he's gone.

He was there,

under the street lamp.

I could stay

if you want me to.

Don't you have someone

waiting for you?

Yes.

She's probably having a fit

because you're not home yet.

I'll lock myself in.

Don't worry.

Make sure

you lock all the windows.

I'll look around in the street. If i

see anything suspicious, i'll phone you.

If not,

see you tomorrow.

What is it?

There is someone

out there.

A woman and-

Who's there? Who are you?

Who do you think I am?

I live here.

I'm one of your neighbors.

Who was that man?

Was he looking for me?

No. It's nothing.

I told you, nothing!

Who do you think she is?

A neighbor, like she said.

Put the chain on.

All right.

Don't want to lose

another star.

Who is it?

Who's there?

Who's there?

Hello?

Is that you, marc?

Marc?

Is that you?

Oh, my god!

Why did I sing that role?

I shouldn't have.

I shouldn't have!

It was my fault.

Why, why did I do it?

Don't cry, betty. Don't cry.

"Stormy reception

formacbeth."

"Brilliant debut

by a young singer...

Who at the last moment

substituted Mara Giacova."

"Revolutionary

but crazy sets."

"Doubts regarding

the direction."

Go back to horror films.

Forget opera."

- Ha!

- Ha. They're pulling you to pieces.

At least

it's only on paper.

And she,

a total unknown,

Gets nothing but praise.

Well, she was very good.

Last time, when they lauded Cecilia Gasti

and blasted your direction Ofrigoletto,

You were very pissed off,

but not this time.

How come?

You want to take

the girl to bed, don't you?

Listen. To be here with you

this evening,

I took two flights and

turned down a fashion show.

Fragments of the same feathers

mixed with traces of blood...

Were found on a carpet

in Stefano Brini's apartment.

Ah, who was he?

Your-

Stage manager. Ah, yes. Stage manager.

Killed, or rather...

butchered last night,

Between 1:
00 and 2:00.

Who saw him last?

Hmm?

Well, there was

a first-night party.

Oh.

Did he leave alone?

I really don't know.

I wasn't there.

I see. Then who did go

to the party?

Did you?

Yes, I did.

- What time did he leave?

- I think he left with betty, our singer.

Is betty here?

No, but she will be soon.

We have to rehearse. If there's nothing else

- I'm not finished.

You're mauricio, right? The

one responsible for the ravens.

Yes.

How many were killed?

Three. Inspector, I think i

know who killed the ravens.

Who? Mara Giacova. She hated them.

No, no, no. What are you talking

about? Don't be ridiculous.

Ravens are very vindictive.

They don't forget.

They remember for years and years,

and at the right moment, zap!

This production of Macbeth has

been hit by so much bad luck...

And so many coincidences,

it staggers the imagination.

I don't want you to think

i'm a superstitious type,

But it's Macbeth

that brings bad luck.

Everyone knows that.

I could tell you about dozens

of strange incidents.

A lot of people seriously

believe the opera to be cursed.

I've seen a lot of your movies. Yes,

you're really an expert in this field.

I'd be very interested

to know your opinion.

I think it's unwise to use movies as a

guide for reality, don't you, inspector?

Depends what you mean

by reality.

Excuse me, but i've got

to fix this dress.

The next performance is the day after

tomorrow, and i've only got two hands.

Even with ten hands, the costumes

would still be a pile of sh*t.

What?

All right,

mr. genius director!

I'd put most of the blame

for what's happening...

On our fancy-pants,

whimsical director here...

Who thinks Verdi was a twit

and Shakespeare a total a**hole.

I'll fix the dress, all right, but not

for you, mr. director! For Giuseppe Verdi!

Come on, Marion.

Let's get out of here.

All this turns you on, doesn't

it? What are you talking about?

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