Steve Schwartz wrote: >I can think of a couple more: Vaughan Williams's Sir John in Love (MUCH >finer than Verdi's Falstaff) I came to a real appreciation for Verdi rather late, but to this day I have yet to attend a live performance of his *Falstaff*, and I've attended several, that I didn't find tedious. On the other hand, I've found my recordings of same, when I followed them w/ the libretto (Karajan on CD, Toscanini on LP), positively delightful. I don't know whether it's the performances or that for me, the opera is better listened to on recordings than watched live. Walter Meyer