Sir -I would like to protest against the view of "The Writer of the Interruptions" in the recent edition of The Listener, He tries to bring opera on the same level as race meetings, football matches, etc. I don’t see any reason why an opera performance should have a "running commentary," as he calls his interruptions. The music of the great masters speaks for itself, and concerning the plot it would be quite sufficient to give an outline of it at the commencement of each act. It is exasperating to have a voice always butting in talking of trivial things when one is under the spell of the music. I hope the NBS will give us some uninterrupted opera performances. Congratulations to your paper, which I consider one of the best published in New Zealand. A special clap for G.M. and his film reviews.
OPERA LOVER
(Milton).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 130, 19 December 1941, Page 9
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147Untitled New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 130, 19 December 1941, Page 9
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