Why did I mostly want to close my eyes and just listen?
In the seventies and eighties Dominick Argento (who turned ninety this year) was one of the most oft-performed of American opera composers.
Just because one can write an opera based on a film, does this necessarily indicate that one should?
About this evening: the opera we saw was Arabella, written by a gentleman named Mr. Richard Strauss.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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