And Michele McBride sang prettily as Barbarina.

Barbara Kilduff, as Adele, sang prettily but without much character or amplitude.

He juggles and riddles and does magic, and he can sing prettily in four tongues.

Ms. Luker sang prettily but read her lines in a barely understandable mumble.

She can sing prettily and, when required, take a pratfall.

And he blazed his way back into the role, crying like a threat: "You sing prettily, madam.

Aye, madam, you sing prettily.

All the singers had multiple roles, and Ms. Johnson also sang prettily as one of the two Operetta Singers.

Jacquelyn Piro sings prettily as Lily.

As Camille, Paul Groves sang prettily but with an unpleasant overtone of strain in the top notes.