tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post6554171127437336258..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Rorem's Our Town a Great SuccessCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-64121927202028565692008-03-04T22:16:00.000-05:002008-03-04T22:16:00.000-05:00I have to agree with the previous posting. In an o...I have to agree with the previous posting. In an opera, based on a classic American play, by an American composer, set in America, what other type of and "a" or "r" would be appropriate? It's comments like those that make people think opera is a remote art form, as if standard American English pronunciation were unacceptable for singing. Diana sang fabulously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-81260700092155395332008-03-04T03:51:00.000-05:002008-03-04T03:51:00.000-05:00I heard Diana Bryan sing Emily and she was absolut...I heard Diana Bryan sing Emily and she was absolutely stunning! I don't think that her R's and A's were too hard or americanized...it IS an american opera, the only time this would be a problem is if she did it while singing a foreign language. It was certainly an emotional piece and overall everyone did a great job I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com