I trust that this is a joke that many may not get. Otherwise, you have gone stark, raving mad. :)
As to Ponselle's comments -- she said that she burned her copy of the score.
Best.
Ray
>
> On January 11, 2017 at 10:47 AM "Max D. Winter" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Angelo Mammano wrote:
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> "so I think that we can be in agreement that [Fanciulla del West] is the finest work ever to
> have its beginning at that august institution."
>
> Oh, no. The finest work ever premiered at the Met was Breil's "The Legend," in 1919. It was
> clearly a truly great work but was unfairly consigned to oblivion almost immediately, no doubt
> because of opera politics and jealousies. If anyone is in doubt as to the merits of "The
> Legend," just read some of Rosa Ponselle's comments about it. (She created the role of
> Carmelita in the opera.)
>
> MDW
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