tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post6778866481758989365..comments2024-02-20T22:23:29.588-08:00Comments on Northwest Reverb: OperaBend's world premiere of Via Lactea shows what a small-city opera can doJames Bashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313639615830815219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-12407110595248644332016-07-18T09:08:03.214-07:002016-07-18T09:08:03.214-07:00I agree Avi. With some fine tuning, tightening up ...I agree Avi. With some fine tuning, tightening up and (in the case of the second half) some more succinct staging, this is a piece that is well worthy of being heard far afield.Lorin Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964969679770591434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-42499061603605158772016-06-20T10:00:32.773-07:002016-06-20T10:00:32.773-07:00We were there and totally enjoyed the performance....We were there and totally enjoyed the performance. Your description of the second half put words to my struggle with it. That said, many productions are fine tuned after their first presentation to a live audience and I am confident that this will happen here. We look forward to seeing it again in the future.Avihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465377067836734868noreply@blogger.com