#51
Posted: 5/16/07 at 11:58pm
Eric (btw, did I ever mention, you're one of my favorite peeps on here to chat with?)
here's the thing though, by having those definitions, the fans of OPERA never see any MT that they might like because they only like OPERA, and of course vice versa.
Imagine if it was all called Music Theater, and the famous "operas" were called "Classical Music Theater" and modern musicals were called something like "Contemporary Music Theater" obviousl each camp would have its supporters, but I bet there would be a lot more overlap. Im obviously not pushing for a change in how we name things, those need to be organic, they need to happen by themselves (you can ask people not to call you-know-whats "Soundtracks" all you want, but it has to happen organically or it won't stick)
Its not really a question of snobbishness, its really about words and how they affect our perception. Fascinating subject, really.
here's the thing though, by having those definitions, the fans of OPERA never see any MT that they might like because they only like OPERA, and of course vice versa.
Imagine if it was all called Music Theater, and the famous "operas" were called "Classical Music Theater" and modern musicals were called something like "Contemporary Music Theater" obviousl each camp would have its supporters, but I bet there would be a lot more overlap. Im obviously not pushing for a change in how we name things, those need to be organic, they need to happen by themselves (you can ask people not to call you-know-whats "Soundtracks" all you want, but it has to happen organically or it won't stick)
Its not really a question of snobbishness, its really about words and how they affect our perception. Fascinating subject, really.
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