i'm surprised to hear you say that you thought the film was strongly
anti-capital punishment... i felt it was very even, and that it
wouldn't convince anyone to change their minds either way...
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> I have been very interested in this project from the beginning, not only
> because of Graham and von Stade's involvement or the
> begs-operatic-treatment story, but mostly because of the composer, Jake
> Heggie. Tina--are there any tunes in this opera? Heggie is capable of
> writing so well for the voice, I would hate to see him fall into the
> common modern pitfall of composing three hours of johnny-one-note
> recitative. Tell me it ain't so, Tina, tell me it ain't so! Seriously, I
> would love to hear more about this production.
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> Mark Montgomery
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> P.S. And does the opera have as strong an anti-capital punishment theme
> as the book and film?
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> On Fri, 6 Oct 2000 ODivaTina@a... wrote:
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> > I just got home from the orchestra dress rehearsal of this opera.
> > It is FANTASTIC. Truly. What a thrill to see the premiere of a piece that
> > is so gripping and compelling. Opera as theater! Go see it if you live in
the
> > Bay Area. Everything is worth seeing and hearing; the music, the
production,
> > the singers, the acting.
> > Yes!
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