tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post6221792566929821334..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: Working on a libretto: an account 1George Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-67071294596980312242015-12-13T16:30:25.274+00:002015-12-13T16:30:25.274+00:00Will you write the opera, Gwilym?Will you write the opera, Gwilym?George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-80586794959308027772015-12-09T18:39:22.249+00:002015-12-09T18:39:22.249+00:00I used to think Da Ponte was the bees knees and Mo...I used to think Da Ponte was the bees knees and Mozart was . . . well Mozart. Salieri was in vogue during the epoch. And then it was explained to me that Mozart was the pinnacle today when it came to opera. It was the opera Idomeneo that finally sold Mozart to me. The composer Strawinsky was in discussion with Dylan Thomas about a joint opera, but unfortunately Dylan Thomas as we all know succumbed to scotch and generous American hospitality. Even Dr. Milton with his "winking needle" couldn't save the bard second time around. <br />I think the high and low points of Dylan Thomas's eccentric life would make a fantastic opera. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com