Cobol - Re: OT: Ridin' tall on the Santiago Canyon Road (was Re: What could J4 (or WG4) do)

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Re: OT: Ridin' tall on the Santiago Canyon Road (was Re: What could J4 (or WG4) do)

Alistair

2006-06-17, 7:55 am

Chuck Stevens wrote:
> "Alistair" <alistair@ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1149594969.480314.324680@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> There's an introductory prologue -- maybe about as long as the Gettysburg
> address -- delivered (preferably in Hungarian) by an old man (I don't
> remember if it's onstage or off), before the music starts. Sets the mood
> even better than the music. Many recordings and performances omit it, to
> the opera's detriment in my opinion. The vinyl recording I have, from the
> early 1950's, includes it.

Thanks, but I have been put off of Bartok's Opera (still like his piano
concertos) and won't be revisiting it.

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