Hi all,
I just found this article on the two free performances of Carmen in
Boston two weeks ago, achieving an audience of 140,000!
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/267/living/For_Lyrics_free_opera_is_
a_stage_to_build_on+.shtml
two quick questions:
1) Was anyone from our list actually able to attend, and if so, what
did you think of it?
2) What do people in general think of this idea as a way to increase
opera's appeal? We've had a few discussions on this list about the
dumming down of classical music. It would seem to me that events
such as these could help reverse the trend.
Cheers,
Ingo
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