tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post1125745806980256460..comments2023-11-02T23:06:45.962-07:00Comments on of Battlefields and Bibliophiles: "I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood. . ."dwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-14323083350924788662007-10-04T17:15:00.000-07:002007-10-04T17:15:00.000-07:00Re: "I once saw "Gun of the Golden West" televised...Re: "I once saw "Gun of the Golden West" televised from the SF Opera, and it was strange but nice to hear an English language opera."<BR/><BR/>It did seem odd to be able to understand most of the lyrics, especially since so much of it was "ordinary" language -- one imagines they must be saying something much more profound when it's in another language.<BR/><BR/>The SF Opera does plenty of that as well, including some Wagner currently.dwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-25149012326091876832007-10-04T16:52:00.000-07:002007-10-04T16:52:00.000-07:00The only messages of yours I have not released wer...The only messages of yours I have not released were gratuitous attacks on another blogger who had cut you off. Your recent messages to me are all here, though I should mention that I'll let some of the more pointless exchanges die after a few go-rounds, rather than allow the comments area to fill up with angry League of the South talking points.dwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-34413491173560882222007-10-04T12:43:00.000-07:002007-10-04T12:43:00.000-07:00this sounds cool. the SF Opera welcomely concentr...this sounds cool. the SF Opera welcomely concentrates on American subjects rather than the Italian operas here in the northeast. I once saw "Gun of the Golden West" televised from the SF Opera, and it was strange but nice to hear an English language opera.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if this comment will get censored as well as my others?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com