#126
Posted: 12/27/08 at 10:30pm
SondheimGeek- I was not directing anything at you, just commenting on a trend that is happening in America (and all over the world, but that wouldn't be American-Superiority, unless you are talking about them feeling that we feel we should be entitled to everything).
THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN THE SHOW- If you are judging the spanish because it is spanish and not english, it is racist (look at the post Lizzie linked, those are the posts that were flooding BWW a few weeks ago).
IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE SHOW- As long as there is a logical reason for your dislike of the spanish (direction, acting) I respect your opinion.
When I first heard about the spanish being used in this production I said "They better not have subtitles". Opera fans have been trained to watch both, musical theatre fans have not. They are distracting and take you out of the moment. There is no need to know what is being said. The only people who need to know what is being said are the actors in order to correctly play a scene. I like to think audiences can watch a few scenes in a different language and get the "gist" of it. But this is the same country where people complain about instructions and subway signs being printed in both English and Spanish, so what do I know?
THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN THE SHOW- If you are judging the spanish because it is spanish and not english, it is racist (look at the post Lizzie linked, those are the posts that were flooding BWW a few weeks ago).
IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE SHOW- As long as there is a logical reason for your dislike of the spanish (direction, acting) I respect your opinion.
When I first heard about the spanish being used in this production I said "They better not have subtitles". Opera fans have been trained to watch both, musical theatre fans have not. They are distracting and take you out of the moment. There is no need to know what is being said. The only people who need to know what is being said are the actors in order to correctly play a scene. I like to think audiences can watch a few scenes in a different language and get the "gist" of it. But this is the same country where people complain about instructions and subway signs being printed in both English and Spanish, so what do I know?
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
