tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38560481.post7082579458267383104..comments2023-04-10T04:17:16.433-04:00Comments on The Transcontinental: Charles RosenAndrew W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00071098030747838202noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38560481.post-55642536395822269072013-02-20T10:01:19.907-05:002013-02-20T10:01:19.907-05:00What's funny is that even in the 90's that...What's funny is that even in the 90's that was seen as a fairly reliable opera trope - Seinfeld used it in one of his episodes!Andrew W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00071098030747838202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38560481.post-82596421724455365872013-02-20T08:48:15.994-05:002013-02-20T08:48:15.994-05:00I watched "A Night at the Opera" with my...I watched "A Night at the Opera" with my son last night, and thought wow, I bet no younguns watching today would see that clown costume and instantly know he's Pagliacci. Back then, it was a given that anyone going to see a blockbuster slapstick comedy would get all the references. <br /><br />Of course, kids these days probably aren't watching the Marx Brothers, either. The current crop Hollywood comedies don't have time for an interlude of harp playing.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817560468306392289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38560481.post-38729652907727027752012-12-13T02:29:26.587-05:002012-12-13T02:29:26.587-05:00If it makes you feel any better, Henze came up in ...If it makes you feel any better, Henze came up in one of the symposium papers last weekend. Then again, a lot of the speakers there were of an older, emeritus-status generation.Marlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430966424552907859noreply@blogger.com