tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post114228449751297032..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Gounod's PolyeucteCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1142652822914163472006-03-17T22:33:00.000-05:002006-03-17T22:33:00.000-05:00Hey Charles!It was my turn to host the philosopher...Hey Charles!<BR/><BR/>It was my turn to host the philosopher's carnival this time, and this time it really was quite good:<BR/><BR/>http://heaventree.blogspot.com/2006/03/philosophers-carnival.html#linksSir Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953581535133000686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1142624924622139502006-03-17T14:48:00.000-05:002006-03-17T14:48:00.000-05:00Apparently, Tchaikovsky and Taneyev also didn’t li...Apparently, Tchaikovsky and Taneyev also didn’t like Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky called it a “mediocre” opera. Probably that’s why he decided to write his own version. He died soon after he started his work on it. Taneyev, after Tchaikovsky’s death, continued working on the opera... but for some reasons he didn’t go far with it... the whole endeavor ended with a love-duet for soprano Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com