tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post7535602105005419375..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Gypsies, Nobles, and NunsLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-71565434594436409192008-07-28T01:38:00.000-07:002008-07-28T01:38:00.000-07:00I was in Santa Fe. :)I was in Santa Fe. :)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-17291375815921201122008-07-26T19:31:00.000-07:002008-07-26T19:31:00.000-07:00Hello? Lisa? You around? You usually don't go this...Hello? Lisa? You around? You usually don't go this long with posting, hope everything is OK. Or is it that this is a really boring time of year for opera and the symphony? :-)Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-75523375904541049992008-07-16T21:21:00.000-07:002008-07-16T21:21:00.000-07:00I've sat in three different places in the orchestr...I've sat in three different places in the orchestra and found the sound fine. <BR/><BR/>Beardan was very bad; another friend who saw last night's performance found him horrifying and was generally unhappy with the singing.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-13087188697303796342008-07-16T21:00:00.000-07:002008-07-16T21:00:00.000-07:00The same broad, shallow shape that keeps the audie...The same broad, shallow shape that keeps the audience close to the stage at Lesher, and makes for excellent sightlines, also is not great for the acoustics. I've never been too happy with the sound there.<BR/><BR/>And I certainly don't know what happened to Scott Bearden. Lack of rehearsal, or of familiarity with the work or of appropriateness for it? He does have a light, high voice by baritone standards, but every time I've heard him he's been excellent and expressive.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that was in San Jose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com