Roy Ellefsen wrote:
>Few operas exist which, if stripped of their music, are worth watching
>or reading for their literary or moral insights.
Jenufa, Katya Kabanova, Cunning Little Vixen, House of the Dead, Pelleas
et Melisande, Wozzeck, Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, Midsummer Marriage,
Bluebeard's Castle, Marriage of Figaro, . . .
>If the music isn't great, nothing else will save the opera.
Granted.
Richard, who invites you to visit his music, outdoors and other WWW sites
at: http://infoweb.magi.com/~richard/
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