As with anything, we had a bit of tension and dispute now and then, but most of it wasn't music related, but personality. For example, one of our chorus regulars considered himself God's gift to women, and he regularly hit on every pretty woman in the company. Naturally he was married, and whenever his wife showed up, he instantly changed his spots and became Mr. Married Guy.

He was so blatant that all the gals joked about him behind his back, and shared "Alan jokes" (not his real name). "Alan" was always manuvering during rehearsals and backstage to get up close and personal with the girls. He got slapped a couple of times, too. Not that it dissuaded him. Of course there could have been a formal complaint and he'd have been fired in a second, but the women regarded him as essentially more of a joke than a threat. Oh, and he was always looking for excuses to take off his shirt. A joke.

Interestingly enough, at the time I was dating one of the lead sopranos. She told me one evening that he'd confronted her. "Tell me," he asked. "I tried to go out with you for nearly a year and you turned me down. But now you're dating "katdad". Why?"

She said, "Well, for one thing, he's single!" (duh)