"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:38:54 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"hk" wrote in message
m...

It's not that opera stories were "bad," generally, though some certainly
were. It's just that the story really isn't that significant a part of
the
work in most of them. In most opera, the libretto is just a theme, a
beginning. It's the music, the singing, the show that is important. Even
in Mozart's time, the libretto for Don Giovanni was...bizarre. But the
work is one of the greatest ever written.

Consider the libretto for one of the greatest American musicals,
Oklahoma!
Corny as Kansas, set in Oklahoma. Silliness. But...the music, the
singing,
the dancing, the visuals are incomparable.

"Oklahoma" isn't an opera.

You do realise you missed a great opportunity there don't you?

Opera tunes - show tunes?

Twinkle toes?

Navy?

Ok, that was uncalled for - I'm sorry.

Really.

Honest.

It's all this Dunkin' Donuts Turbo Iced Coffee I've been drinking at
0530 - spins me right up and supercharges the brain.

And for somebody who doesn't drink a lot of coffee....

Well, I"m sure you get the idea.

Iced coffee? Ewwwwwwww. Maybe a few minutes in the microwave could fix the
problem.

Calif Bill wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:38:54 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
. ..

It's not that opera stories were "bad," generally, though some certainly
were. It's just that the story really isn't that significant a part of
the
work in most of them. In most opera, the libretto is just a theme, a
beginning. It's the music, the singing, the show that is important. Even
in Mozart's time, the libretto for Don Giovanni was...bizarre. But the
work is one of the greatest ever written.

Consider the libretto for one of the greatest American musicals,
Oklahoma!
Corny as Kansas, set in Oklahoma. Silliness. But...the music, the
singing,
the dancing, the visuals are incomparable.
"Oklahoma" isn't an opera.
You do realise you missed a great opportunity there don't you?

Opera tunes - show tunes?

Twinkle toes?

Navy?

Ok, that was uncalled for - I'm sorry.

Really.

Honest.

It's all this Dunkin' Donuts Turbo Iced Coffee I've been drinking at
0530 - spins me right up and supercharges the brain.

And for somebody who doesn't drink a lot of coffee....

Well, I"m sure you get the idea.

Iced coffee? Ewwwwwwww. Maybe a few minutes in the microwave could fix the
problem.




There isn't a microwave oven around big enough to heat up tom.

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"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."

"hk" wrote in message
. ..
Calif Bill wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:38:54 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"hk" wrote in message
. ..

It's not that opera stories were "bad," generally, though some
certainly
were. It's just that the story really isn't that significant a part of
the
work in most of them. In most opera, the libretto is just a theme, a
beginning. It's the music, the singing, the show that is important.
Even
in Mozart's time, the libretto for Don Giovanni was...bizarre. But the
work is one of the greatest ever written.

Consider the libretto for one of the greatest American musicals,
Oklahoma!
Corny as Kansas, set in Oklahoma. Silliness. But...the music, the
singing,
the dancing, the visuals are incomparable.
"Oklahoma" isn't an opera.
You do realise you missed a great opportunity there don't you?

Opera tunes - show tunes?

Twinkle toes?

Navy?

Ok, that was uncalled for - I'm sorry.

Really.

Honest.

It's all this Dunkin' Donuts Turbo Iced Coffee I've been drinking at
0530 - spins me right up and supercharges the brain.

And for somebody who doesn't drink a lot of coffee....

Well, I"m sure you get the idea.

Iced coffee? Ewwwwwwww. Maybe a few minutes in the microwave could fix
the problem.


There isn't a microwave oven around big enough to heat up tom.

--
"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."

Tom is not the problem. Cold Coffee is a problem.