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In Reply to: RE: Nicola says "classical music isn’t supposed to be sexy” posted by Chris from Lafayette on April 02, 2014 at 12:12:04
Of course, classical music has always had its "babes" who generated sparks with their looks and/or charisma. But in days of yore it was mainly opera stars, since nearly all the instrumentalists were men. Franz Liszt and Eugene Ysaye had star power, as did the young Van Cliburn (alas, he was a quiet, private man and also gay, and so ultimately unable to meet his era's requirements for glamor and stardom).
But call me a kook, imo there is something exciting about someone ugly as sin, old as Methuselah, or just plain ordinary looking, walking out on stage and making magic happen. A babe who walks out in a tight, skimpy outfit has a tall order to back that entrance up with music, and would seem rather silly if not pathetic if she couldn't do it.
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