Harrison Ghee, and Kristin Chenoweth perform 'Mary, Did You Know?' at the Metropolitan Opera.Ĭhenoweth is a generous headliner, inviting other talented musicians to perform on the stage of the greatest opera house on Earth: J. It is a testament to Chenoweth's eclectic musical taste and expansive range that she easily moved from a sassy, jazzy song flattering her Manhattan audience ('There's New York City…and the rest of the world') to a soaring rendition of the Alabama anthem 'Angels Among Us,' dedicated to hospital workers, some of whom took the stage with her. Who else but Chenoweth could ride into the center of liberal, secular Manhattan and sing several sincerely felt devotional numbers - all received with radiant adoration from her most dedicated fans (the gays)? In a society as tribalized as ours, that is power. Since then, her star has only grown brighter, and she has more than earned her mitre as the high priestess of a beleaguered form of American cultural unity. This is Chenoweth's second concert at the Met, taking place 14 years after her 2007 debut. I defy anyone to argue that this is too grandiose an entrance for the beloved Broadway diva. Wearing a dress made of white feathers, she sang the good news to her congregation with a medley of '(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man With the Bag' and 'Jingle Bell Rock,' a swinging, snazzy opening to her holiday concert, Christmas at the Met. Like a sexy Pope, Kristin Chenoweth entered the house of the Metropolitan Opera, that basilica of the performing arts, on a litter carried by attractive male dancers.

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