SFist: Appomattox

clammy

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:03:59 -0800

i didn't like the opera either. i wish glass had written about something else honestly. the opera was just a little underwhelming in general, though it tries to be powerful at times (and sometimes succeeds). i knew a couple people in the chorus, and they were awesome. and i swear that i saw the journalist singer (who was the best singer) at Cafe Flore this past weekend.

DJTennessee

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:05:14 -0800

>>Who better to compose an opera on the repetitive forces which govern human nature than Philip Glass! Someone whose work is capable of keeping me awake?

cedichou

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:11:43 -0800

I'm sorry you did not like it Cate. Was looking at the reviews today, and maybe the Merc agrees with you: http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_7112542 I did not know nothing about the civil war, so all the exposition stuff was interesting to me, but I understand you could find it too teachy. Cement Brunette: most definitely.

Cement Brunette

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:00:59 -0800

Methinks the dead horses at the end were meant to symbolize lynchings of blacks.

cate

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:15:18 -0800

Interesting how I agree with all of your observations, and yet came away hating the whole thing.