hear, hear! Also, critics are the first draft of history. Historians mine reviews for all sorts of information about past performances and performance practice.
On the topic of 19th-century critics, I've found myself incredibly grateful for every review of Clara Schumann which survives. Even the ones which enrage me are still proof of a culture's response to art which is priceless for historical understanding. Carry on! Your work is needed! Those who cry silence and mockery are merely exposing fragile egos.
hear, hear! Also, critics are the first draft of history. Historians mine reviews for all sorts of information about past performances and performance practice.
Correction: in Hercules, Alexander Chance played the role of Lichas, not Hyllus.
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On the topic of 19th-century critics, I've found myself incredibly grateful for every review of Clara Schumann which survives. Even the ones which enrage me are still proof of a culture's response to art which is priceless for historical understanding. Carry on! Your work is needed! Those who cry silence and mockery are merely exposing fragile egos.
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