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Re: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden

Posted by Phillip Wood on February 25, 2009, 1:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden"
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I am pleased to hear about the rude state of health of Mr Berry's digestive system and its lack of impact on his review. However I think it only right to point out that in my comments on the review I made no mention of audience reaction as I completely agree that is no measure of the quality of a performance . My comments were my impression and as I said I accept differences of opinion. However I do find it somewhat patronising that there seems to be an assumption that as Mr Berry is a "Wagner scholar" (his own description) he knows better than a mere member of the audience whose only credentials are a lifelong love of music in general and Wagner in particular. Where would we be without scholars setting our standards and telling us what to enjoy?

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Message Thread: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden - Phillip Wood February 24, 2009, 10:26 pm Re: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden - Mark Berry February 25, 2009, 12:00 pm Re: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden - Phillip Wood February 25, 2009, 1:23 pm Re: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden - Mark Berry February 25, 2009, 2:23 pm Re: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden - Doundou Tchil February 25, 2009, 3:31 pm Re: Der fliegende Hollander at Covent Garden - Phillip Wood February 25, 2009, 5:53 pm « Back to thread

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