tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post4984272603251177815..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Out with a BangLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-82603176099478762752014-03-01T14:57:40.918-08:002014-03-01T14:57:40.918-08:00LOL, see the amended blog posting above, which I a...LOL, see the amended blog posting above, which I am about to amend again for unrelated reasons.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-57561508503240983052014-03-01T14:56:08.886-08:002014-03-01T14:56:08.886-08:00Gotta agree with Joshua. French play, Austrian com...Gotta agree with Joshua. French play, Austrian composer, Italian genre - ain't no German DNA anywhere to be found.James Shraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494983479109442692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-83511791152455739612014-03-01T14:50:31.405-08:002014-03-01T14:50:31.405-08:00Good points; see updated entry.Good points; see updated entry.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-17151472086457466392014-03-01T12:32:03.960-08:002014-03-01T12:32:03.960-08:00Yes, I knew what was behind your comment. But my p...Yes, I knew what was behind your comment. But my point is that there's no conceivably useful sense of the term "German opera" that includes either of those pieces.<br /><br />There's no difference stylistically between Handel and, say, Porpora, or between Mozart and Salieri; their respective cradle tongues don't matter one whit. If you don't classify <i>Figaro</i> and <i>Partenope</i> as Italian operas then there's not much point in doing national classifications at all.Joshua Kosmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344510388923390436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-89318717738057855192014-03-01T12:11:22.770-08:002014-03-01T12:11:22.770-08:00Written by German-speaking composers, Joshua.Written by German-speaking composers, Joshua.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-26924496303866342002014-03-01T11:54:20.460-08:002014-03-01T11:54:20.460-08:00Psst — don't look now but neither Figaro nor P...Psst — don't look now but neither <i>Figaro</i> nor <i>Partenope</i> is a German opera.Joshua Kosmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344510388923390436noreply@blogger.com