tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post8600257439906331677..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: I Would Have Enlarged on This a Bit.Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-65369078509847023502014-08-02T09:15:25.283-07:002014-08-02T09:15:25.283-07:00HAHAHAHA re Pasta. That is great.
I confess that ...HAHAHAHA re Pasta. That is great.<br /><br />I confess that I am not familiar enough with Callas's performing history to know whether Norma was the role that made her famous, but it's certainly plausible.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-60775043349209800542014-08-02T09:08:14.738-07:002014-08-02T09:08:14.738-07:00Wouldn't it be at least as accurate to say tha...Wouldn't it be at least as accurate to say that Norma is the role that made Maria Callas famous?<br /><br />I once tried to counter an acquaintances's claim that Barbra Streisand was the greatest female singer in history, by bringing up Giuditta Pasta. I don't think I succeeded in making my point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-60565015151128671722014-08-02T09:04:37.558-07:002014-08-02T09:04:37.558-07:00If press releases were for the general public, I&#...If press releases were for the general public, I'd agree completely. But press releases go to music critics and other music biz people, at least some of whom are likely to be knowledgeable about operatic history and especially a famous and famously difficult role such as Norma. <br /><br />I'd expect to find the emphasis on Callas in their ads and subscriber email.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-68775733403877125622014-08-02T01:40:53.823-07:002014-08-02T01:40:53.823-07:00True enough, but I think you'd have to agree a...True enough, but I think you'd have to agree at upwards of 80% of the people reading the press release would have no idea who any of those singers were (and up figure that to 95% reading the same copy in a brochure). It's just a marketing tool, and Maria Callas is marketable. <br /><br />Giuditta Pasta? Not so much, unless there's a dish named after her being served at the donor's dinner.John Marcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616296400880495672noreply@blogger.com