balzac

a disclaimer

Monday, 18. September 2006, 20:59:40

I am an employee of Opera Software. My views may not be the company's views and my experiences may not be representative of other employees. Draw such conclusions at your own risk.

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Comments

Anonymous # 22. September 2006, 18:08

Anonymous writes:

Do you like Verdi? :)

balzac # 24. September 2006, 07:59

I do have a soft spot for Aida despite the last performance I saw, which was dreadful. They evoked, through ballet-ish, that Radames is a rapist and basically a war criminal. This tends to undercut ones sympathy for him and the two women who love him. Also, it suffered from Lloyd-Weberism (a large spectacular set piece that becomes more memorable than the performance). Speaking of opera ... one of our dogs is Tosca and the Anna Russell version of the Ring Cycle is really quite amazing/funny.

Anonymous # 26. September 2006, 19:14

Anonymous writes:

Well, if you're going to get another dog then maybe you should get a male dog and name him "Don Giovanni" :)

Tosca is the 8th most performed opera in America.

Anonymous # 7. November 2006, 18:49

Tor Johnsen writes:

My nephew Hans Ørnes referred me to your blog. Very interesting. I will certainly return to read more. It is always interesting to read foreigners views on your own culture.

Tor Johnsen

(Enjoy - Food & Travel: http://tojoh.blogspot.com)