tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post6941372591163847611..comments2023-08-06T01:08:32.123-07:00Comments on ARIA SERIOUS?: Something I Can Applaud ToSan Diego Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799108777587021394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-64182979313489251152009-01-23T10:19:00.000-08:002009-01-23T10:19:00.000-08:00Patty, I think the audience here in San Diego is s...Patty, <BR/><BR/>I think the audience here in San Diego is split -- some are fine with clapping, others are not.<BR/><BR/>I can't help but thinking of that Simpsons episode however with Bart as Mozart -- at one of his concerts, Otto (the perpetually stoned bus driver), is standing in the front row holding up a lighter and yelling "K.331, 3rd movement part! K.331, 3rd movement part!" while San Diego Operahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799108777587021394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-61683226405103175662009-01-22T19:11:00.000-08:002009-01-22T19:11:00.000-08:00I'd never heard that one wasn't to applaud after a...I'd never heard that one wasn't to applaud after an aria. Certainly they do it where I play, and they do it in San Francisco. Hmmm. Is it frowned upon where you are? <BR/><BR/>Now orchestra concerts ... that's another story. <BR/><BR/>I really don't mind applause between movements, for the most part. But sometimes a movement ends in such a way that applause is so jarring. Sometimes someone out inPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172401944836258683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-7480708228609912392009-01-22T10:08:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:08:00.000-08:00Hear! Hear! There's a middle ground indeed. As lon...Hear! Hear! There's a middle ground indeed. As long as the applause started after the last sung note, I don't think I'd complain (though there are a few instrumental preludes and stuff that I wouldn't like interrupted until it is totally done either). <BR/><BR/>Somehow.. I think the audience here has became more 'conservative' than they used to be. I keep reading about star singers getting 10+ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513490720189435710.post-54066787860726396532009-01-22T09:10:00.000-08:002009-01-22T09:10:00.000-08:00I think we all saw what happened with the music in...I think we all saw what happened with the music industry when Napster and other file sharing software came along. It took the industry several years and millions in lost profits (maybe even billions?) to even begin to recover. There has to be a delicate balance between maintaining artistic integrity and appealing to new audiences. Nobody says we have to give up the core of what makes opera uniqueOpera Coloradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14079322431695795897noreply@blogger.com