Comments on: AGAG Doesn’t Recall What He Said Monday

By: dotmafia

dotmafia — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:02:51 +0000

“I don’t recall… who I sold my morals to.”

By: pdaly

pdaly — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:16:53 +0000

thanks, bmaz.

If they toss a speaking fee to AGAG we’ll know why.

By: pdaly

pdaly — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:11:15 +0000

Good news. I hadn’t heard that.

By: fatster

fatster — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:48:45 +0000

You betcha! They’re mainly on the East Coast and it’s late there now (”late” gets earlier as one’s years pile up), but I surely will.

By: lllphd

lllphd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:44:08 +0000

ooh, way cool; can’t wait to hear from the ny phil guy. did you listen to the trailer on the website? i found the aria actually beautiful, and the AGAG voice was stunning. love how the composer is gender switching; AGAG as a lovely young soprano is such a mind twist. the irony is that the soprano sings; AGAG has not. yet. (i think if he gets desperate enough, he will, tho)

would love to see this done in full operatic staging. so cool.

please keep me posted on input.

By: fatster

fatster — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:24:29 +0000

So far, “Awesome” is the top response. Still waiting on my “serious musician” friends, including a retired NY Phil guy. Many, many thanks for this.

By: lllphd

lllphd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:12:29 +0000

now that’s pretty funny. you should share it with the composer; seems she’s pretty accessible, and awfully bright.

By: lllphd

lllphd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:11:21 +0000

ah, you must read scott horton’s piece, if you haven’t already:

http://www.harpers.org/archive.....c-90005645

By: lllphd

lllphd — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:08:44 +0000

oh, good! hope someone in your part of the universe is in philly this weekend.

i knew it would gain appreciation here. just too classic to pass up. ya do gotta wonder what all this will look like in a few decades, especially if the retrospectives end up being revivals of stuff like this opera and will farrell’s remarkable you’re welcome, america. horton’s piece was edifying for the historical take on that sort of thing.

By: RepackRider

RepackRider — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:04:44 +0000

He’s lucky that there isn’t any way to permanently record, store and distribute what he said a few days ago so people can compare it to what he is saying today. If there were, we would be able to catch him in his lies.