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Subject: Re: First Bad Review
Date sent: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:28:58 PST
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Hi,

Alex Honzen wrote:
"Lastly, of course, reviews are the opinion of just one
>person. Sounds like sour grapes, but its astoundingly
>true - I can even cite examples from my as yet limited
>experience. Sometimes it sounds like the papers are
>reviewing two entirely different shows. "

I can second Alex's opinion here...we were in an opera together
last year that was reviewed by the two big area papers. Indeed, they were so
diametrically opposed, one wondered if they saw the same show. . I laughed
recalling that one review, for example, praised the attractive, creative
costumes, while the other commented on their cheapness and shabbiness. Go
figure.

Julie Ballenger; soprano
Evanston, IL
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