Jenny- And also, Don Woody--Barkin' up the Wrong Tree. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bPqWqXlTnA
Steve On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]>wrote: > Jenny, ENTS- > > How about Horst Jankowski's "A Walk in the Black Forest'? > > Steev > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ray Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Von Weber? >> >> Ray >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lee Frelich <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:53:03 -0600 >> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Forests/Trees in opera (go ahead and delete...) >> >> Jenny: >> >> I knew there was an opera called Hansel and Gretel, I have tickets for >> Minnesota Orchestra's performance of it next week. >> >> Doesn't the forester with the best skills get to marry the king's >> daughter in von Weber's 1821 opera, Der Freichutz? That should be >> reason enough to learn to measure tree heights accurately. >> >> Lee >> >> [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] >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en >> > To unsubscribe send email to >> > [email protected]<entstrees%[email protected]> >> > <mailto:[email protected]<entstrees%[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]<entstrees%[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]<entstrees%[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]<entstrees%[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]
