Apply Demarcation Criteria

Princess Amira never complained as the Gryphon explained,

in a Wonderland where wonderment about the mystery and

beauty of music was lacking,  that opera discussion must be

focused on intellectual theory, based on interpreting meaning

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Of words since opera is underdetermined - no definitive proofs,

no-one can prove opera theory represents real things, just as

no-one can prove which philosophy is more correct - we can

only check how choice of philosophy affects opera practice 

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Then the Gryphon also mentioned emergent properties in the

musical development of a young child into a mature singer, if

only more people would apply demarcation criteria to opera

philosophy, he said, it would improve musical life - adding

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Let us listen to Princess Amira singing La Vergine degli

Angeli conferring wonderment, absolution and respite,

let us delight in the joy of the vibrato in her sweet voice

as she presents musical themes in Verdi’s opera aria….

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[A Bit of Fun on a Wonderland Theme]