HOURS FOR PLAYS
Sir,- Your correspondent G.E.N, (Matiere) has raised-a point which I would like to emphasise. Why are plays and music of special interest often given so late in the’ evening? Perhaps the most outstanding example of this is the way in which grand opera is presented on Sunday nights. The three-quarters-of-an-hour break in transmission makes it almost impossible for the average country listener, or the mother of a young family, to hear the end of any opera, I have now heard the first act of many works, and would appreciate it very much if I were allowed to listen to the last acts at a reasonable hour. May I suggest that, during the classical hour, instead of so much chamber music, at least one day a week might be devoted to the presentation of a grand opera in its entirety, in. serial form, if necessary. The short excerpts given in the For My Lady session only whet one’s appetite for more.
COUNTRY LISTENER
(Okato).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 482, 17 September 1948, Page 23
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166HOURS FOR PLAYS New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 482, 17 September 1948, Page 23
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