| Subject: Re: Was: Opera/Classical music too expensive? Now: Central Park From: "Jennifer L. Fretwell" To: VOCALIST <vocalist> Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
From: "Laura Sharp" This is a bit off-topic but so funny I had to share it! Last night on PBS they showed the performance of Central Park, a new opera triptych - I missed most of it because I was teaching, but my toddlers were watching it. What cracked me up was that whoever produced this for television felt that a contemporary opera, sung in English REQUIRED SUBTITLES!!!!!!! English subtitles! Did I mention that the opera was written and sung in English?
Last year I caught the Broadcast of Andre Previn's opera "A Streetcar Named Desire" on PBS. It was the same thing, an opera sung in English with subtitles. I also saw part of Central Park last night and had a good chuckle at the subtitles.
Jennifer Fretwell mezzo-soprano-at-mindspring.com
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