tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post6145804522570152561..comments2023-10-30T08:17:55.757-05:00Comments on Pictures on Silence: John Brown: Kansas City Lyric OperaDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239910727443310811noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692956.post-30124631312590619382008-05-13T19:26:00.000-05:002008-05-13T19:26:00.000-05:00Hey, Don, thanks for coming to my opera. You are ...Hey, Don, thanks for coming to my opera. You are welcome to your opinions, but please allow me to correct a few factual mistakes in your blog. I did not devote 20 years of my life to this opera -- don't believe everything you read in the paper. As for "Highly critical reviews" of earlier parts of the opera, I can't imagine where you got that. Did you make it up? "Songs of the Slave," a suite from the opera has been performed in more than 40 cities, always ending with standing ovations and excellent reviews. There have not been several rewrites; I simply made some cuts. There is no hymn in the opera with the words or title "Were you there?" I hope your prediction that the opera will not be performed much in the future proves as incorrect as many of your facts. A number of other companies came to the premiere and fortunately for me they do not share your low opinion of the work. You seem like a nice guy, as I would expect a music lover who describes himself as an "old softy" to be. Perhaps you should pay more attention to your soft old heart and less to your desire to express your opinions before checking your facts. --Kirke Mechem, composer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com