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    Image of lacieca01 lacieca01
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    The NASCAR quip is good, but I believe in the old standby: "Opera is just faggot baseball."
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    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    I can clear this up. The crowd was simply yelling Luuuuuuuc!
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    Formula One racing already has its own opera.
    [karakullake.blogspot.com]
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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    Pretentious, over-emotional and overrated drivel.

    Sam Watterson in Hannah and her Sisters: "I have a private box at the Met. bring my bottle of wine, I watch and I cry. Disgusting."

    Exactly.
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    Image of robina robina
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    Or is NASCAR the opera of the arts world? Because driving around in circles for 4 hours on purpose makes about as much sense as singing after someone stabs you.
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    Image of Iceland Spar Iceland Spar
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    That's not what Tommasini at the Times said (and he has a better ear than pretty much anyone). "If there were cheers among the jeers, they were drowned out."

    [www.nytimes.com]

    Also - this the NYT seems determined to turn this into an amazing opera cat fight and tracked down Zeffirelli in Rome just for this quote - "He’s not second rate. He’s third rate," Mr. Zeffirelli said [regarding Luc Bondy]"

    [artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com]
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    CARS MAKE GO BOOM is an art, man, a fucking art.
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    Image of The Recession Is Over The Recession Is Over
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    I believe Julie Taymor was the set designer. Wwhile I loved when she directed Titus, and it's one of my favorite movies for its visuals alone, if Die Zauberflote is any indication I can understand they revolt to this re-design.

    Wait, I may have just stepped into another one of these less than serious conversations with a comment that was meant to be taken seriously.
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    Image of ampersandparade ampersandparade
    09/22/09

    @The Recession Is Over: It was a small mistake, but sometimes that's all it takes.

    (I appreciate your seriousness.)
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    Good thing Serena Williams isn't an opera buff or she would do more than boo. She would shove that fucking set down the director's throat.
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    Image of RandomLunatic RandomLunatic
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    And people always ask why I made the big leap from singing opera to writing about true crime.

    Secret: it wasn't that big a leap.

    As for catty - trust me, the real cattiness and fun could be overheard in the chorus dressing rooms.
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    I appreciate the fact that this article still makes sense if one replaces "Opera" with "Oprah."
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    Image of yourfriendandneighbor yourfriendandneighbor
    09/22/09

    @mattchew03: i read Oprah too.
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    Image of Mike Byhoff Mike Byhoff
    09/22/09

    @mattchew03: I did the same exact thing. And it's ironic because she has a bunch of disfigured people on her show today.

    Mermaid Girl: Ratings grab!
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    Image of kimsama kimsama
    09/22/09

    In reply to Opera Solidifies Reputation As the NASCAR of the Arts World
    Man, even funnier are the comments on the catty Zeffirelli piece: [artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com]

    NASCAR of the snooty, for sure. But in NASCAR the fans don't backstabbingly savage each other while pretending to be the most enlightened about their art (sadly).
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    Image of Iceland Spar Iceland Spar
    09/22/09

    @kimsama: Apologies, I should read the other comments first! That is a wonderful little article.
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    Image of kimsama kimsama
    09/22/09

    @Iceland Spar: No worries. The more commenting "air time" that gem gets, the better.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    02/03/09

    In reply to Inconvenient Truth Opera Hits Inconvenient Snag
    I'd pay top-dollar for a ticket if Al Gore, wearing a toga, belted out the entire opera while doing his Armageddon PowerPoint and swigging bottles of his beloved Heineken.
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    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    02/03/09

    In reply to Inconvenient Truth Opera Hits Inconvenient Snag
    You obviously didn't catch Toscanini doing "The Rite of Silent Spring" at the '32 Bayreuth Festival.
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    Image of Iceland Spar Iceland Spar
    02/03/09

    In reply to Inconvenient Truth Opera Hits Inconvenient Snag
    McClatchy must not have seen Minghella's Madame Butterfly which is all Hollywood (though it does suck, that is Puccini's fault. Minghella can only really be blamed for the weird little puppets).


    And as strange as this opera sounds, Doctor Atomic is an opera about the creation of the atomic bomb with a libretto composed entirely from texts written or being read by the atomic scientists at the time. And it is really, really good.

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