tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4362631542174586229..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Hamilton (an opera review post, part one)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-73076776765757815392019-07-26T20:42:52.292-07:002019-07-26T20:42:52.292-07:00TAS: Yeah, I don't enjoy the class element. Yo...TAS: Yeah, I don't enjoy the class element. You can see, looking back, where made strides to elevate itself above the mass appeal it at one time had. Actually, there have been some pre-opera talks that have dealt with some of the things that lead to that, like some composers disliking and discouraging boisterousness from the audience, which, of course, drove out the "commoners" and the like.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60482399026877153692019-07-25T18:36:34.141-07:002019-07-25T18:36:34.141-07:00What we now know as "musicals" are desce...What we now know as "musicals" are descended, at least in part, from operetta: Offenbach, Gilbert & Sullivan and the like. 200 years ago, the line between musicals and grand opera would have been much fuzzier indeed. There is a class element in the distinction, of course, though neither is exactly cheap entertainment these days.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-87840847811090811762019-07-19T12:43:14.598-07:002019-07-19T12:43:14.598-07:00Susan: I would like to think so, but I think that ...Susan: I would like to think so, but I think that because most people don't think of it as opera that it won't actually change anyone's perception.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37644489371521487622019-07-18T13:39:31.412-07:002019-07-18T13:39:31.412-07:00 Hamilton is a unique opera that will change the p... Hamilton is a unique opera that will change the perception of the world of opera.<br /><br />My tween gr-daughters had it memorized, sang it when we took them places. Eventually we could join in for a line or two. Someday we will go to see it. Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.com