MUSIC WITHOUT WORDS
Sir,- Your correspondents A. K. Turner and "In Arte Voluptas" complain of the interrupting of operatic music by verbal explanations. For my part, I think these interruptions are necessary. We know, when the singer is singing a certain passage exactly what he or she is trying to express. If the whole story is told at the beginning only, or not at all, we do not know what part of the story is being sung. For example, in Faust, when Marguerite is in the cathedral, it would only be those who are very familiar with every part of the opera who would know that she was there. If the announcer interrupts for a second to say "the scene is now in the cathedral, Marguerite is kneeling-" etc., then we can interpret each passage of music more cleafly. Also, I wish to express my appreciation for the Music From the Theatre series. As a suggestion, I would like to hear more Puccini (La Boheme for preference).
OPERA LOVER
(Auckland).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 130, 19 December 1941, Page 9
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170MUSIC WITHOUT WORDS New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 130, 19 December 1941, Page 9
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