tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post113295356747876863..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Opera on DVD: Massenet's ThaïsCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1170266150226563192007-01-31T12:55:00.000-05:002007-01-31T12:55:00.000-05:00Funny, I found the dance all the more beautiful be...Funny, I found the dance all the more beautiful <I>because</I> she was muscular. What could be more wonderful and erotic than a strong, healthy woman dancing with such consummate grace?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1134776485213962912005-12-16T18:41:00.000-05:002005-12-16T18:41:00.000-05:00Thank you for the favorable review of an extremely...Thank you for the favorable review of an extremely interesting production. I also was shocked by the musculature of the dancer during the Meditation! It seemed to me to go against the soft lyric nature of the music - she would have been more beautiful dressed. Very good music throughout but I can understand why it is rarely performed - there is only one scene which demands you re-watch it - Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com