tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post7113855800516043245..comments2023-09-12T11:16:57.372-04:00Comments on Likely Impossibilities: O don fatale: a holiday gift guideMicaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424063023952527613noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851616.post-90218698662488493132012-12-07T22:15:43.847-05:002012-12-07T22:15:43.847-05:00Patrick Carnegy's book is indeed a total gem. ...Patrick Carnegy's book is indeed a total gem. As a set and lighting designer for theater and opera, I found that not only does he know his stuff, but he nicely explodes the "composer's original intentions" mantra compellingly; if Wagner didn't like his own original intentions why should we?<br /><br />Carnegy's rational analyses of, and appreciation for, productions that fully utilize the advances in staging, design, acting and interpretation of operas that have occurred since Wagner's time, are both thought provoking and quite convincing. A must-read for any serious Wagnerian.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279473113628377106noreply@blogger.com