Clown on Wire
October 7, 2009, 9:30 AM
By New York City Opera
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The next tenor to approach Canio in Pagliacci could learn a thing or two from Bello Nock. The star clown of the Big Apple Circus performed a "skywalk" high-wire stunt yesterday from the portico of the David H. Koch theater to the roof of Avery Fisher Hall. The City Opera staff gathered on the portico to watch with bated breath and to ponder how exactly you wish a tightrope-walker luck when he walks by (surely "break a leg" is inappropriate?). Here are some pictures from the stunt:
The task at hand (a little hard to see in the picture but still daunting)
We had prime seats, Bello came right past us on his way to the wire.
One step at a time
Success!
