Word: bayrenth
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Dates: during 1914-1914
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...Sessions refreshes our memory with a piquant resume of the pros and cons of the Parsifal question, of considerable moment since the expiration of the Bayrenth copyright. There seems to be a slight inconsistency between the statement that Parsifal as a character is one of Wagner's dramatic failures and the following acknowledgement that a good singing actor can make the role entirely convincing. But all this is not to carp unduly. The problem in all criticism, musical or general, is how to hold the balance true between courage and personal conviction and a broad estimate of different aspects...
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