Elizabeth Gnidovec:

>Hi, new list member here, saying hello.  Elizabeth from Cleveland.
>I am not a musician, teacher or critic, just a "Suzy Six-pack" who
>attends concerts for entertainment and intellectual stimulation.

Welcome, Elizabeth.

>I have read with interest the thoughts on this thread.  Someone earlier
>gave credit to Cleveland audiences for being more reserved with the
>standing ovations.  I had to chuckle, since just last week our local
>reviewer chided audiences in the Sunday paper for standing ovations
>too easily given!

Well, certainly more reserved than the audiences in New Orleans.  And
don't forget, a lot of those "standing ovations" are people standing and
clapping in their hurry to get to their cars and out of University Circle.

Steve Schwartz, pining ex-Clevelander