tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post3327907261893739974..comments2024-03-05T10:14:38.181+00:00Comments on CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST: Berlioz Damnation of Faust not ENO full downloadDoundou Tchilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post-47590388501054311612011-05-08T19:15:38.102+01:002011-05-08T19:15:38.102+01:00Whilst it is no bad thing to be open-minded about ...Whilst it is no bad thing to be open-minded about such things, the more I think about it, the more I think the work is better left unstaged. It might, like Mahler's symphonies, have points of contact with musical drama - what doesn't, when one thinks about it? - but that doesn't mean such works need to be staged, or even benefit from staging. As you say, 'the drama is in the music'. Doubtless, though, it will only be a matter of time before we have a staged Mahler Eighth...Mark Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693194967620507933noreply@blogger.com