I thought The Magic Flute was foolish when I was young, and then I saw Bergman's version. The faces [of the audience] during the overture started the process of change. The serpent told me immediately that this was magic, and hokey magic at that. The three little boys in the balloon persuaded me of the sweetness of the magic, and which point I was hooked, and have been ever since.
I once thought Schubert sublime (Jussi Bj?rling), then dismissed him as light (Kathleen Battle) then realized, at a home concert not unlike the ones Schubert had, that the music has been sublime all along.
These changing experiences are indeed indications of changes in us. I have become more patient, open, and respectful of others' efforts as I have grown older. I have also become less patient with unearned wishes and sloppy performances.
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