Comments on: Sunlight and Shadow, by Cameron Dokey http://www.readalready.com/2008/11/13/sunlight-and-shadow-by-cameron-dokey/ Book reviews, commentary, and pithiness Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ink Mage http://www.readalready.com/2008/11/13/sunlight-and-shadow-by-cameron-dokey/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Ink Mage Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:27:13 +0000 http://www.readalready.com/?p=387#comment-1102 <b>Love</b> the overture to <i>Il barbiere di Siviglia</i>! Saw the simulcast of that, too, and really liked the story, and some of the arias are great. Love the overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia! Saw the simulcast of that, too, and really liked the story, and some of the arias are great.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.readalready.com/2008/11/13/sunlight-and-shadow-by-cameron-dokey/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Stephanie Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:07:32 +0000 http://www.readalready.com/?p=387#comment-1093 My favorite opera is actually <em>The Barber of Seville</em> (can't remember the Italian, because I am lazy). I've seen it, uh . . . four times? :) That's awesome. I wish I would go see one of the simulcasts, but I always forget when they are. My favorite opera is actually The Barber of Seville (can’t remember the Italian, because I am lazy). I’ve seen it, uh . . . four times? :)

That’s awesome. I wish I would go see one of the simulcasts, but I always forget when they are.

]]> By: Ink Mage http://www.readalready.com/2008/11/13/sunlight-and-shadow-by-cameron-dokey/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Ink Mage Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:50:35 +0000 http://www.readalready.com/?p=387#comment-1089 That sounds pretty interesting. I'm familiar with the story of <i>The Magic Flute</i> (I actually saw--by simulcast--Julie Taymor's recent production for the Met), and while the story isn't one of my favorites, I do love the music. How could I not? It's Mozart. :) Papagano is my favorite, but like you, I wish some of the rest of the characters were more developed. On a sort of related topic, I, too, was introduced to opera at a young age. My first, and it's still my very favorite, was <i>Li nozze di Figaro</i>. My mom took my sister and me to a <i>Figaro</i> look-in at the Kennedy Center that included a performance of the first scene, and both of us wanted to come back when we had the patience to sit for a few hours and see the whole thing. We did so last year for my birthday, and it was really cool. That sounds pretty interesting. I’m familiar with the story of The Magic Flute (I actually saw–by simulcast–Julie Taymor’s recent production for the Met), and while the story isn’t one of my favorites, I do love the music. How could I not? It’s Mozart. :) Papagano is my favorite, but like you, I wish some of the rest of the characters were more developed.

On a sort of related topic, I, too, was introduced to opera at a young age. My first, and it’s still my very favorite, was Li nozze di Figaro. My mom took my sister and me to a Figaro look-in at the Kennedy Center that included a performance of the first scene, and both of us wanted to come back when we had the patience to sit for a few hours and see the whole thing. We did so last year for my birthday, and it was really cool.

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