At 12:17 26/11/2005, you wrote:
The non-existent wall that prevents otherwise intelligent people from
enjoying these delights of Opera and Shakespeare is sewn, here in
America anyway,
by the anti-intellectual brigade. Those usually sports-soaked numb-nuts that
seem to be "kewl" in school and never really leave college for the rest of
their lives. Ignorance is bliss....I guess.
Actually, my "opera wall" (tee hee) was caused by living, when I was
a child, next door to some opera fans. Not only were they generally
unpleasant people, but every evening, they played opera music.
LOUDLY. And three seasons of the year, they had their windows wide
open, so the whole neighboorhood could "enjoy" their music.
I got bettah.. :-)
I've loved Shakespeare since the first time I encountered it. One of
my most cherished books is the Complete Works of Shakespeare, which
my parents gave me for Christmas when I was sixteen.
I too love Shakespeare, even though my first experience as a very
young child, was watching an all female company "do" Merchant of
Venice". I think I must have read Lamb's Tales From Shakespeare, as I
waited with trepidation for Shylock to bare "his" breast in the trial scene!!
Then my aunt took me to my first RSC production (1952) and I was
hooked - we lived in Stratford on Avon, where you either loved it or
hated it. And I saw some really weird versions I must say! Also in
the winter there were productions of opera, and I mostly loved that,
although now I prefer earlier rather than later (Last year was a
French production of a Rameau opera date late 17th /early 18th
century, with naked people, trampolines, and weeeird costumes, but
the music was bliss.)
But I cannot get over the ballet "wall", even though I saw Nureyev
and Fontaine in Les Sylphides. I hate the music, and don't enjoy the
dancing. (And there are some seriously odd costumes in ballet too.)
Suzi
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