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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2008/03

From: "Richard Meek" <r.meek@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Tristan und Isolde at the Met
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:50:33 -0400

Intermissions are each about 30 minutes which includes the short
interviews/backstage material................
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From: "Mike Benthin -MUTS oboe support" <benthin@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Tristan und Isolde at the Met

>I just checked the encore for Sunday- local theater lists it for 5 hours 35
>minutes? How long is the intermission?
>
> Shannon Hill wrote:
>> I attended as well (in Seattle at 9:00 in the morning *yawn*) and also
>> enjoyed it tremendously. It was well-attended, and people applauded when
>> the conductor came out, as well as at the end of acts and the curtain
>> calls
>> -- I had wondered if they would. I was also impressed with the in-pit,
>> multi-camera work (I have played concerts that were televised and know
>> how
>> easy it is for the crew to be, shall we say, underprepared. All the more
>> impressive when it is done expertly), loved all the shots of the ww
>> players
>> at appropriate spots, but was dismayed that the EH player was never
>> shown.
>> Did you notice, however, that Pedro Diaz (EHist) was the only player
>> named
>> in the closing credits?
>
>
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