We didn't actually give you the complete story of the reception in Bratislava last night. Just before the American representative had compared us, as distinguished products of San Francisco culture, to Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane, the Intendant of the Slovakian National Opera welcomed us to the theater, saying ( through a translator) that they had had apertifs by"a Rossini, appetizers by Donizetti, main courses from Verdi and Puccini, and NOW, thanks to us, a spectacular desert featuring "all the musical fruits." Being compared to Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia and fruit in one evening - who could ask for anything more!
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Virginia, my wife and I, have been unsuccessful for several years trying to purchase tickets for your Christmas performances in NYC, at the MET. So, here we are in Budapest, for 2 weeks. After reading about your scheduled performance in the Budapest Timeout Magazine, we went to the National Theatre for tickets. We got two orchestra seats for tonight's performance. All we have to do, is get through the snow to the #2 Tram that stops by the theatre. In your daily "Inside View," updates, we read about the audience reaction to your performances in the different nations. In Hungary, you'll find the there usually aren't any standing ovations. It's just clap, clap, clap in unison. We look forward to seeing you tonight. Michael and Virginia Zullo, Manhattan, NY.
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