tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9284635.post116257560649197584..comments2023-10-19T10:21:32.190-05:00Comments on In Other Words: This Hoffmann a Tale Worth TellingPaul Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974655628067266530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9284635.post-1162823761929786382006-11-06T08:36:00.000-06:002006-11-06T08:36:00.000-06:00Wait a minute. If anyone's going to be mistaken a...Wait a minute. If anyone's going to be mistaken as the author of an opera post, it should be me! :)YMCA Financial Developmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225301884866922853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9284635.post-1162823147773767622006-11-06T08:25:00.000-06:002006-11-06T08:25:00.000-06:00Oops, sorry Mitchell! I did not notice your name ...Oops, sorry Mitchell! I did not notice your name was on the masthead. Like Ray indicates, I've become used to your blog absence while you work on your book!Cathy_of_Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795566831031491371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9284635.post-1162819916441510702006-11-06T07:31:00.000-06:002006-11-06T07:31:00.000-06:00I thought you were banned from blogging since I ha...I thought you were banned from blogging since I hadn't seen your name on any posts here for such a long time?<BR/><BR/>Waiting for the galleys to come back from the printer, are we? [GR]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332138030182107580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9284635.post-1162611039087111632006-11-03T21:30:00.000-06:002006-11-03T21:30:00.000-06:00Actually, I have to take credit for this one...Des...Actually, I have to take credit for this one...<BR/><BR/>Despite how it may sound, I really did enjoy the evening - I don't want to downplay that - but it's partly because the music in <I>Hoffman</I> is so gorgeous. The production could have been doen better, vis. the decision for multiple sopranos. But the fact that it could have been better doesn't mean it was bad. <BR/><BR/>And, as Judie has mentioned several times, this city now has a world-class orchestra - we shouldn't have to "settle" for a lesser opera company.<BR/><BR/>MitchellOur Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188506164399989250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9284635.post-1162587377921699022006-11-03T14:56:00.000-06:002006-11-03T14:56:00.000-06:00Hmmm. I turned down the opportunity to attend Hof...Hmmm. I turned down the opportunity to attend Hoffman on Tuesday night. Reading your review, Judith, I think I'm glad I did. It sounds a little better then some of the their productions lately but only a little.<BR/><BR/>I would not have been happy with the decision to cast multiple sopranos. <BR/><BR/>I wander if M.O. will start spending more money on set design or borrow more sets from other companies as they did here.Cathy_of_Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795566831031491371noreply@blogger.com