tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post6267401260320376417..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: A Performing Arts Center WeekendCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-21976156906084205732013-02-21T09:09:30.258-08:002013-02-21T09:09:30.258-08:00What a championship arts-going weekend you had! I ...What a championship arts-going weekend you had! I agree with you completely about the Golijov. At the moment I'm having a hard time finding anyone who thinks highly of his music. I suspect that his multi-culti background makes him attractive to arts organizations, though. Hiring David Henry Hwang and then having to translate his English libretto into Spanish makes no sense, other than to attach a famous playwright's name to the project.<br /><br />I was curious to hear Heras-Casado but frightened by the possibility of an overblown Prokofiev, as you seem to have experienced.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-17808157960911478842013-02-18T22:08:11.422-08:002013-02-18T22:08:11.422-08:00Dear Donald: I did not notice, but thanks for the ...Dear Donald: I did not notice, but thanks for the update.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-70419179616562123392013-02-18T22:02:31.961-08:002013-02-18T22:02:31.961-08:00Don't know if you noticed, but while all that ...Don't know if you noticed, but while all that fiddling was going on, San Francisco burned to the ground.AphotoAdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.com