Cole Parker Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 You CAN'T hate this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPZc6RT2wlY&feature=em-share_video_user C Quote Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Very funny. It is actually a time honoured practice to substitute opera lyrics with words derived from current events for satirical purpose. Thanks, Cole I enjoyed that. Quote Link to comment
colinian Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Who would have thought Renee Fleming would be funny? Colin Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Surprised me, too. But oh, what a voice! C Quote Link to comment
The Pecman Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I like opera! Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Phantom of the Paradise... all terrific rock operas. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 It show my age, but one of the best operas of a common folk nature I ever heard was The Most Happy Fella. Wonderful music, and a good story, too. C Quote Link to comment
The Pecman Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 I'm also a big fan of quite a few movie musicals, which I guess are the modern equivalent of operas... to a point. There are some film musicals that are almost completely sung from start to finish, like Les Miserables, and it has moments. Quote Link to comment
Merkin Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Does anyone remember "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"? This 1964 French release, directed by Jacques Demy, was clearly intended as an operatic film. It starred a lovely young Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo. The music was written by Michel Legrand. The film dialogue is all sung as recitative, even the most casual conversation.The continuous music score and the glowing rain-smeared colour photography had much to do with the popularity of this film. Formally the work is operatic, with the plot advanced entirely through dialogue sung with accompanying music. The whole is united by an orchestral score of simple but sincere rhythms and tunes that permeate continuously a story of events lasting at least five years. Sadly, the on-screen actors' voices were dubbed for the songs and the lip-sync was not always convincing. (details sourced from Wiki) Quote Link to comment
colinian Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 'Les Miz' is my favorite musical of all time, maybe of forever. I've seen it live about five times, and have two CDs and a DVD. Take a look at my new serial novel, A Time When It All Went Wrong. 'Les Miserables' is one of the central themes of the story. BTW, I like opera. I've been to live performances of the San Francisco Opera and to live theater presentations of the Metropolitan Opera. Colin Quote Link to comment
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