I just got off the phone with the woman who runs the concert series sponsored by Fairfax County Public Libraries. She told me that they are no longer auditioning singers for the series because they have had little or no attendance at previous vocal recitals in their series.
What the f**k is wrong with people in this town? Not only do none of the classical radio stations play vocal music (except for the Met and Lyric Opera broadcasts once a week, and the usual fare at Christmastime), but apparently there's no audience for singers who haven't actually made it to the Met already. (Which probably also explains why all of our local and small regional opera companies have either died, or are dying.)
Is this problem unique to the Washington, D.C. area, or is it endemic nationwide?
Karen Mercedes http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html ________________________________ One must be something if one wishes to put on appearances. - Ludwig von Beethoven
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