tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post6557550692461917128..comments2024-03-15T21:51:30.609-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Matthew Shilvock Appointed General Director of San Francisco Opera (Belated Commentary)Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-77549859397987744122015-12-16T21:45:03.464-08:002015-12-16T21:45:03.464-08:00I needed a recent, non-tonal opera that had been s...I needed a recent, non-tonal opera that had been successfully revived...and while I haven't seen the DVD, I expect I'd like <i>The Minotaur</i> a whole lot.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-18199164194982159522015-12-16T17:47:43.525-08:002015-12-16T17:47:43.525-08:00Lisa, how awesome are you to mention The Minotaur ...Lisa, how awesome are you to mention <i>The Minotaur</i> as your rep choice? Answer: very.<br /><br />However, I'm not naive, the chances of any Birtwsitle/Reimann kinds of thing being programmed are about nil. As with the LA Opera, I just wish they'd lay off the warhorses a bit, there's no good reason to program more than one Puccini or Verdi opera a season than purely being a money thing.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.com