Talk:Stephen Gould (tenor)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MyCatIsAChonk (talk · contribs) 14:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

A GA review to kick off the new year! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 14:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

, review done, see comments above- lovely work! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 14:48, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
 * How lovely to begin the year with a GA improvement - thank you!
 * 1 I took your suggestion about the lead sentence split. I believe that Aegisth should still be opera, as an operatic role, not like singing in a mass or recital. I'am unfamiliar with the template, but could learn - just not immediately.
 * 3 Generally: project opera doesn't like laundry lists of just names of notable colleagues, conductors and directors, therefore I try to mention them in the context of productions. Horne, for example, was one of the mezzo stars, with whom this beginner had a chance to sing. - His first performance of a Wagner role should be mentioned with time and location, and I think it's better to say Linz precisely than "an Austrian medium-importance opera house". - Also generally: I believe that his saying of (the insecure poet) Tannhäuser being more for him than (the strong hero) Siegfried is some of the "personal" touch you want, and fits better in the Bayreuth context than some extra paragraph, same for his putting Wagner in an almost religious context. I'll be back after a round of HNY wishes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:14, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * All good with the comments thus far- struck thru appropriate comments. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 21:49, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Returning to this, finally: I looked at the audio template and find the docu overwhelming, - where can I see it used, for an example. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Gerda Arendt, my main reason for commenting this is that it ensures consistency and proper formatting across the recordings. I am not sure of what template would be best for this, but since cite recording doesn't exist, Cite AV media seems to be the best fit. I'll ask this: do you believe that all recordings are formatted like they would be in other articles? Again, I'm not sure about the standards here. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 23:00, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Do you mean I should replace the OLCL templates (not by me) by normal references? I looked at The Firebird and found no templated entries for recordings. recordings, interview --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Gerda Arendt, now I see- how were the recordings listed selected? From what I see on the muziekweb site, Gould appeared on many more than the ones listed in the article. How were the ones in the article chosen? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 18:26, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I didn't write that section, and am away for another day, will need more patience, sorry. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:23, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Gerda Arendt, I went ahead and made the bold decision to cut the recordings present and rephrase the sentence a bit, adding a different citation. A more complete list of recordings would need to look more like it does in Robert Hale (bass-baritone), which has citations for each recordings listed. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 01:54, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Please check again, MyCatIsAChonk - I wonder if we need this short gem also? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Gerda Arendt, much much better! You could include that too if you can find a source for it (perhaps another review). For now, this article is GA-ready! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 23:52, 17 January 2024 (UTC)