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offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-02-24 18:50 [#01511841]
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I was driving around town last night listening to CBC Radio
(they always have great music-people on there, any other
Canadians like to cruise the streets listening to it?) and
they were interviewing a couple of metrosexuals that are
part of a group called the East Village Opera Company. And
they are good, it was one of those radio programmes that
made me decide to just drive around town even though I had
nothing more to do out there. They made my drive so
enjoyable that I really feel I owe them some advertising
across several boards of musicpeople.

It's opera, know that in advance. They updated some classic
old chunes with some new arrangements, sometimes with little
touches like banjos and in other SENSATIONAL cases, like
Questa O Quella, they even added an electric glam-rock
carapace shell that is obviously very much like QUEEN. A
rock opera geddit lol. It's swell and I hope these guys get
famous, they were talking about how they've been getting
surprisingly rapturous responses from crowds, and they even
quit their dayjobs for this. So by all means, buy their
stuff.

Official Site

Lots of clips. I recommend Questa for reasons stated above,
it's the one that got my attention and made me stay on the
station, and Panis Angelicus because it's pretty,
non-bombastic and a good foil for Questa. Sugar and spice,
baby, sugar and spice. Hopefully at least one person can
enjoy this.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-24 19:14 [#01511875]
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opera? i shall check, but only because it's you.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 19:22 [#01511887]
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there IS good opera, you know.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-24 19:24 [#01511889]
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im sure it is, but not quite my thing i think. i think not.
no.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2005-02-24 19:25 [#01511892]
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true, in most operas there's at least two stabbings, a rape
and lots of lost and unrequited love.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-02-24 19:29 [#01511895]
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Aww, schnookums.

And as far as opera goes, this isn't obnoxious stuff, they
talked in the interviews about how technology enables them
to make it a bit more ''subtle''. No need for wailing
banshees screaming to get heard over a huge orchestra, they
said. Listen to Panis Angelicus, nice stuff, goes down easy.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-24 19:34 [#01511898]
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im listening to those samples now..sounds good i suppose,
i'll see if i can find something on slsk. sounds like
something take from a lynch film.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 19:35 [#01511899]
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what? I'm not talking about Ophecks' link, I'm speaking of
opera in general.

there's all the stuff that everyone thinks of when thinking
of "opera" and then there is the more interesting stuff..


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-24 19:38 [#01511903]
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i was speaking in general aswell, so can you point out some
of the good stuff? please :)


 

offline Ganymede from Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius on 2005-02-24 19:40 [#01511904]
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Penis Angelicus? :)

I'll have to check it out based on your recommendation -- I
do largely trust your taste.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 19:44 [#01511906]
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why not try "Three Tales" by Steve Reich?

he uses interviews with people directly in the music.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-24 19:47 [#01511911]
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thanks, i'll look that up!


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 19:48 [#01511912]
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it has been released in a cd + dvd package. especially the
dvd is nice, as his wife Beryl Korot has made a video that
is supposed to run with the music.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 19:49 [#01511913]
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you can see (and hear) the beginning on this page -
it's the "Nibelung Zeppelin" one.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-24 19:54 [#01511915]
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thanks, im already downloading it..i hope that cd and dvd
are still available if im going to like it :)


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-24 20:04 [#01511929]
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yes, I've seen a few in shops around here.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-24 20:08 [#01511934]
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im here though, but if they have them there im sure i'll be
able to get them on the internet :D thanks!


 


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