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- From: conrad@brahms.udel.edu (Jon Conrad)
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- Subject: Re: Hildegard Behrens vocal collapse?
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- Date: 30 Dec 92 22:44:27 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec25.032007.21019@timessqr.gc.cuny.edu> kos@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu writes:
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- [in response to my attempt at a balanced description of Gwyneth Jones]
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- >Jon, this must the be first time I'm totally disagreeing with you. I saw
- >the Walkuere of Dec. 21 -- and she was atrocious!!! Ok, she has the
- >stamina to dance around the stage and last the whole night through, but
- >she is close to unlistenable!!
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- We don't really disagree. Myself, I would stay a mile away from any
- performance Dame Gwyn was scheduled for. I can't stand her. But I was
- just pointing out that she is NOT the bottom of the barrel; she does
- give the audience something. For the real dregs, see who some of the
- provincial US or German houses schedule for their Bruennhildes.
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- Jon Alan Conrad
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