Practice isn't over until the fullback sings

Harvard player eyes opera career

By John Powers

Globe Staff / October 18, 2007

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So, people ask Harvard's fullback/tenor, is there any connection between football and opera? "Incredibly so," nods Noah Van Niel, who handles defensive linemen and Donizetti with equal aplomb. "It's rehearsing a set of skills and then going out and performing. There's pressure and there's an audience and there's nerves: Can I do this?" (Full article: 1125 words)