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Subject: Re: Was: Opera/Classical music too expensive? Now: Central Park
From: "Jennifer L. Fretwell"
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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