tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873026009638233379.post8760763458960103018..comments2023-10-31T09:31:07.152-04:00Comments on Cafeteria Rusticana: David et Jonathas: What were they smoking?Brightshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839714759427606012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873026009638233379.post-24713453774215702802008-05-11T22:00:00.000-04:002008-05-11T22:00:00.000-04:00Putting aside, for a moment, musical criticism, pe...Putting aside, for a moment, musical criticism, perhaps AOT wasn't entirely responsible for the lack of programs or surtitles. Could it be possible that BAM is itself not the most organized New York arts institution?<BR/><BR/>As for the love between the two title characters, you are quite remiss in your reading of the story. Whether or not D and J had an intimate relationship is (and has been for some time!) a subject of debate among biblical scholars. Perhaps you take the side of those who discount their amorous relationship, but you expose great ignorance by dismissing the remarkable amount of scholarship devoted to these historical characters. <BR/><BR/>It's also too bad you weren't able to follow a story that is, frankly, quite simple. Judged against those sitting around me (Sat. perf.), you would be among a small minority that couldn't connect the dots between the three central characters. <BR/><BR/>There was much to criticize in this flawed production, and you are right that the singing was pretty uneven. I could go on about other musical problems (I, too, was disappointed in a lot that I heard), but this is becoming more of a reactionary rant than comment! It's just that the performers shouldn't be held accountable to snippy bloggers who can't put 2 and 2 together and come up with 4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com