tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post4965003753544203178..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Now Just Wait a MinuteLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-51648600830059336072008-12-15T13:47:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:47:00.000-08:00I agree with everything you say, unsurprisingly.I agree with everything you say, unsurprisingly.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-57985408680461403802008-12-14T23:55:00.000-08:002008-12-14T23:55:00.000-08:00It seems to me that if a singer with an earpiece c...It seems to me that if a singer with an earpiece can be charged with not knowing the role well enough to sing it, so can a singer who relies on a prompter. Yet the article also says that a <I>Tristan</I> without a prompter is unheard of.<BR/><BR/>Tommasini somehow assumes that the earpiece is more of an offense against art than a prompter, but doesn't say how. (He scoffs at the idea of a lieder recital with an earpiece. Well, wouldn't a lieder recital with a prompter be equally silly?) It may be distracting, but from his own description, constant glances over at the prompter's box are even more so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-35778406216662795812008-12-14T14:49:00.000-08:002008-12-14T14:49:00.000-08:00Hahaha, but yeah. This article combines fluff (the...Hahaha, but yeah. This article combines fluff (the non-issue of the earpiece) with damning a singer on insufficient grounds. Maybe he knows something I don't know, and maybe I missed major evidence in the story supporting his view, but I read the feature and his review looking for exactly that.<BR/><BR/>I suppose my posting ought to have noted the obvious, that the role is extremely long and difficult under the best of circumstances. Hell, it killed the first tenor to sing it.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-24033163705883169872008-12-14T14:43:00.000-08:002008-12-14T14:43:00.000-08:00Dang, I thought the Times got rid of printing trip...Dang, I thought the Times got rid of printing tripe like that when Holland left....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092735056885380828noreply@blogger.com