tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post4453384749167059491..comments2023-06-30T05:52:34.566-05:00Comments on Yankeediva: Day 8: Il FinaleYankeedivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582739956422004397noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-8014841122589343392007-09-29T05:50:00.000-05:002007-09-29T05:50:00.000-05:00JSU: sadly, we don't have an archived concert vers...JSU: sadly, we don't have an archived concert version to compare, but indeed, I'm sure there are huge differences. (And will be even more with our final concert in Poissy tonight.) Certainly there are things gained, and things lost, as I love the experimenting you can attempt in a recording situation, but there is never a substitute for the adrenalin and 'flow' you achieve in a live performance!Yankeedivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582739956422004397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-22341005526307748302007-09-28T18:00:00.000-05:002007-09-28T18:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for doing these reports. This has been fas...Thanks for doing these reports. This has been fascinating reading.<BR/><BR/>I do wonder what comparing this finished "official" recording done in pieces to the concert version you all did that one night halfway through would reveal. I don't suppose the latter was preserved in any form, though...JSUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-72795577146599671862007-09-28T10:56:00.000-05:002007-09-28T10:56:00.000-05:00Dear OC: In two words: THANK YOU! (OK, 2 more, pl...Dear OC: In two words: THANK YOU! (OK, 2 more, please: VERY MUCH!) <BR/><BR/>CHEERS!Yankeedivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582739956422004397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984873659848293247.post-71006772182849648222007-09-27T13:45:00.000-05:002007-09-27T13:45:00.000-05:00Ms. DiDonato:This comment is totally off-topic, pl...Ms. DiDonato:<BR/><BR/>This comment is totally off-topic, please forgive. <BR/><BR/>I've just received the October issue of Opera News and who do I see on the cover but you!<BR/><BR/>In three words, Ms. DiDonato, you look fabulous!<BR/><BR/>Whoever did the art direction and photography must be commended for such a visually arresting cover.<BR/><BR/>This is one of my favorite Opera News covers in JRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668174652520224455noreply@blogger.com