tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post3411323151323943761..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Poppea and West Edge OperaLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-58356510269330083552013-03-08T12:59:57.217-08:002013-03-08T12:59:57.217-08:00Certainly not comparable: dramatically, Poppea is ...Certainly not comparable: dramatically, <i>Poppea</i> is a much better opera than <i>Pelleas</i>.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-31857030033939423172013-03-08T12:09:40.671-08:002013-03-08T12:09:40.671-08:00Lisa,
Of course The Coronation of Poppea is a gre...Lisa,<br /><br />Of course <i>The Coronation of Poppea</i> is a great opera but it is not comparable to <i>Pelleas et Melisande</i> and its harmonic, melodic, rhythmic and coloristic inventions.<br /><br />I'm only bringing this up because you're talking about... <i>'one of the greatest'</i><br /><br />As a friend of mine put it: <i>"Monteverdi was a trailblazer in opera -- at opera's birth, and<br />therefore an infant groper"</i>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254138622622583294noreply@blogger.com