"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi)
02/06/2015 at 17:16 • Filed to: Operalopnik
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"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi)
02/06/2015 at 17:16 • Filed to: Operalopnik | 0
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I won't bore everybody with an Oppora review (unless somebody wants me to), but they did a modern staging, and in the first act some characters arrived in a late 80s Jaguar XJ rolled onto the stage. In the second act, same deal but it was a VW Type 2 microbus. I don't know how they moved them around. They weren't running but there wasn't anything visibly pushing them. I think for the Type 2 it may have been just a big push from offstage coupled with some brake usage, and then a little body movement from the driver while it was in neutral to get it to roll down a slight incline back off stage. Pretty cool though.
My citroen won't start
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 17:18 |
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I'd quite enjoy reading an Oppora Review.
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E. Julius
> My citroen won't start
02/06/2015 at 17:20 |
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Let's see what I can come up with…
RockThrillz89
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 17:22 |
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Which opera did you go to that actually used a VW Microbus.
Because that sounds awesome. And I will definitely have to be on the look out for a similar interpretation in my area.
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E. Julius
> RockThrillz89
02/06/2015 at 17:27 |
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Opéra national de Paris. They're fond of doing modern stagings and including vehicles. Here's an image from their website with another car which I can't identify in one of their performances:
ttyymmnn
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 17:30 |
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I've never been too crazy about the modern interpretations. But it helps sell tickets, and the music is the music. As long as it isn't distracting. So you enjoyed it?
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E. Julius
> ttyymmnn
02/06/2015 at 17:42 |
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I'm usually not a fan of modern stagings too, but I thought it actually worked really well with this one. Citroen said he'd enjoy reading a review so I'm writing one up right now haha
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RockThrillz89
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 18:16 |
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Very cool. And as a couple others have commented: how about a quick review. An Oppora Review, as you so perfectly termed it.
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E. Julius
> RockThrillz89
02/06/2015 at 19:01 |
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Haha I just wrote a review but it's a little… long. Posting shortly after I proofread.
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RockThrillz89
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 19:08 |
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Sounds great. I'll keep my eye out for it.
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E. Julius
> My citroen won't start
02/06/2015 at 19:38 |
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Posted
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E. Julius
> ttyymmnn
02/06/2015 at 19:39 |
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Posted the review if you're curious!
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ttyymmnn
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 19:52 |
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Reviewers are all assholes. Oh! Your review! I look forward to it.
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E. Julius
> ttyymmnn
02/06/2015 at 19:53 |
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Disclaimer: not guaranteed to not be asshole ; )
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ttyymmnn
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 20:07 |
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There's an old joke that goes like this:
Two music critics were sitting by a lake. They looked out on the lake and saw a man in a boat. After a few minutes, the man in the boat stood up. Then he stepped out of the boat and walked on the surface of the lake to the shore. One of the critics turned to the other and said, "Look at that. He can't even swim."
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E. Julius
> ttyymmnn
02/06/2015 at 20:10 |
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Haha that's a good one! This one isn't a joke about critics, but my favorite music joke goes like this:
How many choir directors does it take to change a lightbulb?
Nobody knows, because nobody watches choir directors.
(possibly less applicable outside of high school orchestra)
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ttyymmnn
> E. Julius
02/06/2015 at 20:19 |
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Oh, man, I've got tons of those.
What do you call two oboes playing in unison? A minor second.
What's the difference between a saxophone and a chainsaw? Vibrato.
What is the definition of a gentleman? Somebody who can play the bagpipes but doesn't.
What's the difference between a violin and a viola? A viola takes longer to burn.
What's the world's longest viola joke? Harold en Italie .
How many trumpet players does it take to change a light bulb? Ten: One to change it and nine to say they could do it faster.
How do you make a trumpet sound like a French horn? Stick your hand in the bell and miss half the notes.