Fw: "Snooze and you lose all in the stalls" (On Theatre, Oct.29.10)

 

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From: Leslie Dreyer

To: weekly.letters@guardian.co.uk

Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 9:05 AM

Subject: "Snooze and you lose all in the stalls" (On Theatre, Oct.29.10)

My first violin teacher (a cantankerous old Russian, yet highly respected in the music world), had an interesting theory why people fall asleep at concerts:  If the artist is not world-class, the audience worries that at any moment there might be a musical disaster--like a memory lapse, or botched technical passage, or missed note---so the listener is nervously alert.

    Yet if the artist is a reliable superstar (like a Heifetz or Horowitz), then the listener relaxes, comforted that nothing can go wrong, and pays the artist the ultimate homage---by falling blissfully asleep.

 

Les Dreyer

(Retired violinist of the Met Opera Orchestra)

 

180 West End Ave.

NYC 10023  USA

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Fw: Is a feminist who wears make-up a hypocrite? (10.09.10)

Published in The Guardian Weekly (Sept.24/10)

----- Original Message -----

From: Leslie Dreyer

To: weekly.n&q@guardian.co.uk

Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 11:50 AM

Subject: Is a feminist who wears make-up a hypocrite? (10.09.10)

    An unmarried feminist who dabs lipstick on her pale lips or a dash of powder on her shiny nose, with the innocent intent of appearing more attractive to a lover, is by no means a hypocrite. Yet a married feminist (no oxymoron intended!), who drains the family bank account to indulge in costly hair-do's and cosmetics, manicures, pedicures, fur coats, and jewelry---all of which may well culminate in divorce and alimony--is indeed a hypocrite and an anathema to the feminist movement. Moreover, if she is not physically or mentally disabled ---  yet prefers to collect alimony instead of supporting herself with a job ---she is worse than a hypocrite. She is a kept woman

 

Les Dreyer

 

180 West End Ave. 

NYC  10023  USA 

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Leslie leads opening night at the Met Opera 1989 Season

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