tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post8436958256989952704..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: NCCO, Britten & BartokLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-58145619920911270192012-10-09T13:10:06.160-07:002012-10-09T13:10:06.160-07:00Anyone reading your reviews should know that you&#...Anyone reading your reviews should know that you're hearing a concert or seeing a play from a physical perspective that 1) they're unlikely to be in themselves 2) affects what you hear and see. <br /><br />I mean, the latter is obviously true, but the front row is an unusual location for most people who write reviews.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-83648909306718770232012-10-09T11:13:05.788-07:002012-10-09T11:13:05.788-07:00Yes, I do spend more time sitting next to annoying...Yes, I do spend more time sitting next to annoying people than you do.<br /><br />Also, I did know that your eyes are probably worse than mine. What matters is how much one prefers to see.<br /><br />Not sure why my seating preference affects anyone but me anyway. . . .Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-61786188776907457812012-10-09T10:18:55.133-07:002012-10-09T10:18:55.133-07:00I dunno, Patrick.
- You spend more time sitting n...I dunno, Patrick.<br /><br />- You spend more time sitting next to annoying people than I do.<br /><br />- Dollars to donuts my eyes are significantly worse than yours. They are in the -13 diopters of correction range.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-2429467965834619282012-10-09T08:09:25.171-07:002012-10-09T08:09:25.171-07:00Yes, probably Biss: sorry I didn't see you.
I...Yes, probably Biss: sorry I didn't see you.<br /><br />If preferring to sit in the front row is my biggest kink, then . . . well, I don't know if I'm relieved or disappointed.<br /><br />I'm extremely near-sighted and particularly for opera and other forms of theater I like to see what the actors, if I may call them all that, are doing. There also is more legroom (usually) in the front row. And in some venues the seats are cheaper. You lose some effects but I feel there is a gain in immediacy and vitality.<br /><br />Mostly I like the feeling of being immersed in the performance rather than a sea of (usually annoying) people.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-69465076895529773622012-10-08T20:46:24.783-07:002012-10-08T20:46:24.783-07:00I sure don't get it. The one time I tried sitt...I sure don't get it. The one time I tried sitting in the front row, for a new music program in Hertz last season, I disliked the effect, even though I liked the music and there were maybe five players.<br /><br />Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-41157718279698750852012-10-08T17:34:03.311-07:002012-10-08T17:34:03.311-07:00Too close for you, but probably too far away for P...Too close for you, but probably too far away for Patrick. I saw him the other night in the front row for something (Biss maybe?) and was amazed all over again at his kinky seating preferences. Joshua Kosmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344510388923390436noreply@blogger.com