You may want to check out the following two songs: If a Tree Falls in the Forest By Bruce Cockburn
Trees by Rush Both sources are Canadian. The Album FOREST by George Winston Gary On Nov 16, 2009, at 11:34 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Ed, > > Didn't really expect anyone to add to the opera stuff. Only thought > that knowing how much forests/trees are mentioned and sung about in > opera might be of interest in general to ENTS. > > Like, how many ENTS knew that there was an opera based on Handel and > Gretel? And how cool would it be if ENTS designed a set for it? > > Or, if there is this wacky aria about a Persian Prince feeling > romantic love for a tree (part of translation: 'Be my vegetative > umbrella'...which is funny), what kind of tree might it be? > > And if Joan of Arc sings a devastating aria saying goodbye to a > forest before she is burned at the stake, I think people who care > deeply about forests and trees would be as moved by this as they > would be by parts of the Muir American Forests essay. (And how > great is it that the link to the clip has an African-American woman > from the southern US singing an aria in French about a French martyr > written by a Russian composer????!!!!) > > If nothing else, I thought that the pic of me with the dead deer > from a Handel production might be of interest or at least > amusing.....alas....not! > > Steve mentioned a great van morrison song, which I appreciated a > lot. That was worth the whole post. (and over rode the feelings of > guilt I had when realizing how many annoyed ENTS were having to > delete yet one more discussion email that didn't interest them! > eeks! they have to do this for this post too! ha!) > > Jenny > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Edward Frank <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 10:28 am > Subject: Re: [ENTS] Forests/Trees in opera (don't delete! not that > bad!) > > Jenny, > > We have had some discussions before about mentions of trees or > forests in songs, but I am not familiar with much of the opera scene > and can't really add anything to the discussion. I was hoping that > others could. > > Ed > > > Check out my new Blog: http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/ (and > click on some of the ads) > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
