tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post7970593699145828308..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Ionarts-at-Large: La Rondine in San FranciscoCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-44583431255043902912009-01-10T19:10:00.000-05:002009-01-10T19:10:00.000-05:00i find this opera quite dramatic. partly because,...i find this opera quite dramatic. partly because, if you read between the lines of the plot, i think magda is infertile because of her past as a courtesan. she could have contracted something. so, she cannot committ to being a wife but only a lover - it's possible she can never bear children. and she doesn't want Ruggerro to suffer because of her mistakes. if you think of that way, it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-71768618007946113682007-12-14T11:51:00.000-05:002007-12-14T11:51:00.000-05:00About the beautifully-maintained War Memorial Oper...About the beautifully-maintained War Memorial Opera House: Mr. Reilly may be unaware that the house closed for 18 months in 1996 and 97, for seismic work, modernization of the lighting and mechanical systems, and a general renewal of the interior. The interior looks considerably better than it did when he saw the Boito, presumably in the 1994 revival.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-64023118043070929442007-12-12T14:35:00.000-05:002007-12-12T14:35:00.000-05:00Fabulous review! Brava!Fabulous review! Brava!JRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668174652520224455noreply@blogger.com