tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post827487427766602299..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Intermission . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8447878984553617492011-01-04T07:58:08.711-08:002011-01-04T07:58:08.711-08:00Oh my it sounds like the perfect melding of perfo...Oh my it sounds like the perfect melding of performance, music, set and magic. And I am amazed that you can write so quickly and put it into words so evocatively in the very short spell of an intermission. If opera blogging is an art, and it must be, you are a natural, though goodness knows you bring years of training, insight, and awareness to the task.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59128781981660706762010-12-11T10:13:31.697-08:002010-12-11T10:13:31.697-08:00Why am I not surprised? You continue to reveal a r...Why am I not surprised? You continue to reveal a rich and varied past! Did the jerkin require pre-punching with an awl? I can't imagine that would have been fun to stitch.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18170950789667993182010-12-11T07:31:31.075-08:002010-12-11T07:31:31.075-08:00Lovely! I sewed costumes for an opera one summer....Lovely! I sewed costumes for an opera one summer. I'll never forget the leather jerkin that had to be made for a large Icelandic tenor!Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-14960522328325637982010-12-05T17:14:50.842-08:002010-12-05T17:14:50.842-08:00Terri: It's an adventure indeed -- certainly p...Terri: It's an adventure indeed -- certainly provides an adrenaline hit.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4663981047844020542010-12-05T16:10:04.308-08:002010-12-05T16:10:04.308-08:00What an adventure to live blog an opera!What an adventure to live blog an opera!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54424124829304395592010-12-05T16:04:36.236-08:002010-12-05T16:04:36.236-08:00Pseu: Thanks -- only another blogger could realize...Pseu: Thanks -- only another blogger could realize quite how much is involved in doing this kind of writing and photo-uploading, etc., on the spot. <br />Tanis: I was actually tickled that someone who didn't know me could tell from my blog that I'd appreciate a little salaciousness;-) But even better to hear from you -- I'm def. putting this on my reading list. . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62856740795642767602010-12-05T10:53:04.703-08:002010-12-05T10:53:04.703-08:00Sorry to seem anonymous. The previous comment is m...Sorry to seem anonymous. The previous comment is mine.Tanisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11180239437898407892010-12-05T10:51:44.603-08:002010-12-05T10:51:44.603-08:00Mater, my familias, have you read Susan Leonardi a...Mater, my familias, have you read Susan Leonardi and Rebecca Pope's The Diva's Mouth: Body, Voice and Prima Donna Politics? Scholarly, arty, and a little salacious! I recommend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36550410396108105112010-12-05T10:13:13.507-08:002010-12-05T10:13:13.507-08:00This sounds like a fabulous blend of music, story,...This sounds like a fabulous blend of music, story, staging and talent! When the singers can make it look effortless, that's no mean feat.<br /><br />And speaking of talent, your descriptions and analyses are engaging and thoughtful. Well done, you!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com