Mats Norrman wrote:

>Walter Meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote on Die Zauberfloete:
>
>>The music is sublime; the libretto, crazy.
>
>That, exactly that, is the problem with Mozart operas for me: the
>librettos are poor (though now Zauberfloete is manifold).  ...

What's the matter w/ DaPonte's libretti?

Walter Meyer

 [Wouldn't it be far easier and more expedient (not that we all aren't
 fascinated with the "is too" "is not" nature of the discussion so far)
 to simply list any librettos that aren't crazy? Should be an awfully
 short list.  -Dave]