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From: dep@allegra.UUCP (Dewayne Perry)
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Subject: Re: PBS Broadcast of "Rigoletto" (Ponelle prod.)
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Date: Sat, 16-Mar-85 09:47:33 EST
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<i'm only mouthing this - the sound is from vienna>

I have to disagree with you Greg.  I thought the singing was
generally unconvincing.  Apart from the fact that it really bugs
me that it is obvious that they are mouthing the stuff and that
I guess I really dont like cinematic versions of opera - I like
to see the sweat and strain - Pavarotti was, as you said, better
than last time.  However, Gilda wasn't convincing at all and didn't
move me with her voice either.  The best music is in fact given to
Rigoletto and I thought that there wasn't any soul to it last night.
R's arias are deeply moving - rather, they should be - and they
weren't.  Even turning off the TV didn,t help.

Dewayne E. Perry