tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716509980377809016.post1957525269208644637..comments2024-03-11T10:20:01.582-07:00Comments on The Rehearsal Studio: Merola presents Conrad Susa’s Synthesis of Two Views of Fairy TalesStephen Smoliarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14689767135234237242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716509980377809016.post-63704197765932739062016-08-22T10:08:49.182-07:002016-08-22T10:08:49.182-07:00Yes, I was there. If you were too fixated on that ...Yes, I was there. If you were too fixated on that cast change, it may have escaped your notice that the only names given in the article were on the production side. <i>None</i> of the singers were identified by name, and the reason was given in the final paragraph.<br /><br />I'm sorry if you expected the sort of "review" you might find in a newspaper. I even once tried to take on just what it is that I do in a <a href="http://therehearsalstudio.blogspot.com/2010/06/who-is-in-audience.html" rel="nofollow">post</a> to this site that I wrote way back in 2010. My interest continues to be the nature of the relationship between those who make music and those who are serious about listening to it. As a result of various analytics tools, I have discovered that there are readers interested in this inquiry on both sides of the fence. So I go about the business of recording my "field notes" in a way that they may be shared with others. Those interested in judgemental assessments will probably be happier looking elsewhere!<br /><br />From that point of view, the relationship between performers and audience at the performance of <i>Transformations</i> was fascinating along a variety of lines I had not anticipated. Distilling my thoughts was no easy matter, particularly since some rather heavy literature was involved in the process. This contrasted sharply with, for example, the <a href="http://therehearsalstudio.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-2016-summer-festival-of-merola.html" rel="nofollow">Merola Grand Finale</a>, for which the final paragraph made it clear that there were social factors that outweighed the usual conventions of performing and listening.Stephen Smoliarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689767135234237242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716509980377809016.post-85349042343133958622016-08-21T18:10:43.585-07:002016-08-21T18:10:43.585-07:00Were you even at the performance that Thursday? Th...Were you even at the performance that Thursday? There was a cast change in the middle of the show in which one of the leading ladies fell ill and could not continue singing. Her cover did smashingly from the pit, by the way.<br /><br />Clearly you are not to be taken seriously as a reviewer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289945299865752335noreply@blogger.com