tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post3386619192731099767..comments2024-03-20T06:55:57.193-07:00Comments on Born to Blog by Beth Kaplan: the brilliance of "Peter Grimes"bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-23742433975642812032013-10-09T12:53:23.521-07:002013-10-09T12:53:23.521-07:00I will listen to more, Theresa, thanks for the adv...I will listen to more, Theresa, thanks for the advice. The production has received rave reviews, well deserved. bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-47914028774404310712013-10-07T16:19:53.932-07:002013-10-07T16:19:53.932-07:00I don't think you're alone in not being fa...I don't think you're alone in not being familiar with Britten's work, Beth. He's not exactly a household name. But oh, listen to the Ceremony of Carols this Christmas. So lovely. And his arrangements of English and Irish folksongs, most of them arranged for Peter Pears, are really worth looking for. I have a recording of Pears singing them and then one or two more recent recordings too. They don't get old.theresahttp://www.theresakishkan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-23381317830430182392013-10-06T15:30:15.627-07:002013-10-06T15:30:15.627-07:00Theresa, I feel like an boor - didn't know Bri...Theresa, I feel like an boor - didn't know Britten at all before last night. What a revelation. As I said, it made me feel like a bigger person. Stunning. Hope you get to see the opera in Vancouver. bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-26829521466194964082013-10-06T14:49:17.909-07:002013-10-06T14:49:17.909-07:00Oh lucky you to see Peter Grimes! I am a great Bri...Oh lucky you to see Peter Grimes! I am a great Britten fan and am hoping to see Vancouver Opera's production of Albert Herring in late November (my hope hinges on plans to drive to California earlier in the month and how long that trip will take...). I saw Gloriana last spring in Prague and it was just wonderful.<br />tktheresahttp://www.theresakishkan.comnoreply@blogger.com