To borrow a quote from an opera, Bernstein's "Candide", opera is "the best of all possible worlds".
On Tue, 03 Oct 2000 16:45:10 -0700 "Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...> writes: <lloyd.hanson@n...> writes: > > Opera is not song. Opera is not dialogue. Opera is not libretto. > Opera is not scenery. Opera is not lights. Opera is all of this and > > its sum is greater that the whole of its parts. The primary > dramatic > force in opera is not the story, nor the voices, not the scenery nor > > the lighting, but the music. This is the most easily understood > element of opera because it does not need any pre-arranged > explanation nor teaching. The music of opera gives it a dramatic > impact that is known, not understood, felt not evaluated, intuited > not analyzed. >
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