TO CALL IT A HOTEL IS LIKE SAYING
EDEN WA S J U S T A G A R D E N .
By CHRIS McGRATH
True enough,
so far as it goes, but hardly adequate to describe the kind
of yearning it is intended to satisf y. For while Eden can
only ever be a symbol of irretrievability, Monteverdi
seeks to create a paradise in perfect harmony with its
earthly context.
