The Hall of Fire

truehobbit wrote:Oh, how come I didn't even think of that?

Worst performer competition after all!

I'll do my best to lose that competition!

*runs off to practice*

Ooh, nice piano! Will we get a chance to try it out at the Ireland m00t?

I thought this article might be of interest - written by Brian May, formerly of 70's rock group Queen! Only a critic wouldn't be rocked by The Lord of the Rings Brian May, Citizen Special I was interested to read (in my inbox -- somebody always obliges) your critic Jamie Portman's vitriolic damnatio...

Actually, opera is "works" (plural); the singular is opus. I believe opera was given that name because it was a series of (musical) works strung together. Claudio Monteverdi's La favola d'Orfeo is the oldest existing opera. That's interesting - because in modern Italian, it's a singular, ...

Actually, I recall reading that they don't want it referred to as a musical. They prefer "Stage Play" or some such. That's fine - they can call it that if they like. Mozart billed Don Giovanni as a dramma giocoso , Rossini's Mosé in Egitto was an azione tragico-sacra , Monteverdi's Orfeo ...

Awww.... :) Some of this talk of Musicals vs. Opera is skirting around another issue - what is opera, anyway? A drama with sung dialogue instead of spoken? So then, what's the difference between a musical and an opera, anyway? (those of you that know my thoughts on the subject already know what my a...

The coolest discussions happen when I don't visit for a few days!

That'll teach me.

Oh damn. I'm really sorry Eru. You know how much I hate spoilers. I thought it had been spammed all over the thread so I didn't see any point in tagging it. I really apologise. So, can you edit your post? I just read it now. (but don't feel too bad on my account - I still haven't decided if I'm goi...

Eruname wrote:Yes, Galadriel's songs are probably the best out of all of them.

I even set "I sang of Leaves" to music.

So - you gonna give us a link?

Does Wagner's treatment have the same Túrin parallels that I mentioned? *looks back* Yes, except for the sword made from a shooting star (which may be mentioned somewhere in the 12+ hours, I just don't remember it offhand, so I suspect it isn't there). There is the tarnhelm, made by the Dwarf Mîm, ...

I would be very interested in seeing this, and seeing how it compares with Wagner's treatment.

Voronwë_the_Faithful wrote: And Alatar, why oh why did you not warn me about the transformation of the Orcs?

Oh, but he did! Read his post again!

So, will you be joining us for next year's Ireland m00t? (nobody tell him what's on the agenda! )

Don't say you haven't been warned.

Has anyone mentioned that Harry can still talk to Dumbledore any time he wants to? Via the portrait in the gallery of previous headmasters.

It's not rare at all for the U.S. to interfere with the politics of sovereign nations.

Just saying.

There are lots of places that will convert your videotapes to DVD, cheaply.

Those of you that find Wagner "too much" should check out his early works, like The Flying Dutchman or Tannhäuser. Very accessible and melodic.

What are we doing discussing Wagner in a classical music thread, though? Shouldn't someone start that Late German Romantic thread?

And proud of it.

I have books too.

And a very nice LOTR plate that Alatar was kind enough to bring from Ireland.

Haven't I been doing my best? I've been discussing Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Brahms, and Mahler! I do have to say one of my peeves with classical music threads is that they usually always end up revolving around Bach and Mozart. Those composers just don't do it for me unfortunately. You could always s...