tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post113363306772141996..comments2024-03-18T05:17:45.683-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: An American TragedyCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135747760587352252005-12-28T00:29:00.000-05:002005-12-28T00:29:00.000-05:00Now that folks have had a chance to hear this oper...Now that folks have had a chance to hear this opera for themselves via the Met Broadcasts, I hope that the mostly negative opinion expressed by reviewers can finally be unmasked as a farce. Unlike many other modern artistic fields, opera has a rich history of hundreds of years. Nearly no one comes to an opera without the expectations built up from years of listening to the most sublime works Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com