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From: luis@mhuxl.UUCP (SOTO)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Re: Opera Subtitles
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Date: Mon, 27-Aug-84 13:00:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 27 13:00:19 1984
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I also recently experienced the super-titles at the NY City Opera for the
first time.  I was not entirely satisfied, the main problem was that from
orchestra seats one has to look up to read the titles which means you glance
away from the action on the stage.  I actually found them distracting.
The opera was Puccini's "La Rondine" which is a very simple story.  Perhaps they
would be much more useful for operas where the text is much more important, i.e
any of Wagner's, Pelleas, Wozzeck, etc.