[dighton]

"Baron Scarpia, I'm afraid you look unwell."

[aculeus]

Charles Handelman, of Jackson Heights, Queens, said he was so disappointed after Pavarotti ruined his night at the opera Wednesday that he stormed out in protest.

"I was really looking forward to cheering his entrance and to give him credit for a great career - no matter how he sounded," he said. "Instead, I went all the way into the city for nothing."

Mr Handelman, if you live in Jackson Heights you are already in 'the city'.