About John Oliver Goldsmith

From La Traviata to Torts

Sure, Robert Easley's clients appreciate his work, but do people rise up in a six-minute standing ovation and throw roses at his feet? They did in the ’90s. As a classical tenor, “Bobby” Easley took the stage in opera houses from Paris to Düsseldorf to Tokyo — to reviews that used phrases like “knock-your-socks-off high notes.” He established himself as a rising star in the fiendishly demanding world of grand opera.   But in a long, dark night of the soul — on a 12-hour flight …