Constance Shacklock, about horses:

>It is much to be pitied that so-called 'modern' producers tend to omit
>these Noble Beasts from the stage.  I sometimes think that Wagner seems
>shoddy without them - but there you are, I'm no expert on Music Drama and
>shouldn't really express an opinion!

The problem with horses is that they often express their musical criticisms
on the stage and without any euphemism.  Creatures to be afraid of, indeed.
If I don't remember bad, Toscanini had once an episode of this kind with an
elephant, during a production of "Aida".

Pablo Massa
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