Donald Clarke wrote: >I understand it perfectly well. Surveys of Rings are >mildly interesting to me, but ultimately useless. I see your point Don - for many it is difficult to make the time to listen to a 15+ hour opera. Obviously there are many Wagnerians since 1953 who can and do take the time, hence my querying the meaning of the comment. Kindest regards, David Harbin Nottingham UK *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html