Jenny: Regarding Der Freichutz, I was thinking that for the ENTS version of the opera, we would change the standard for marrying the king's daughter from skills as a marskman and amount of game shot to how accurately tree height can be measured. But then the name of the opera would also have to be changed.
The only time I have been to a Walmart was during last October's ENTS meeting in Cook Forest PA. I had to go there because Walmart had the only pharmacy open on a Saturday morning where I could get a prescription filled to treat Lyme Disease. I had to go into town for that and missed Bob's presentation on how to measure tree height, so now I am already at a disadvantage in the competition for the king's daughter. Yes, I am going to Hansel and Gretel, its part of my subscription series to the Minnesota Orchestra. Although they mostly do orchestral works, they also do one or two operas each season. Lee [email protected] wrote: > Lee! You're going to Hansel and Gretel!? I see they are using puppets > which could be very cute. I think the overture and the night time > scenes are my favorites. But I know you are going to be going to > Walmart from dawn to dusk on black Friday so make sure you don't wear > your self out before that.. > > Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter or Marksman). He has to kill the > most game or lose Agathe! Oh dear oh dear oh dear! I know a few > selections and they are nice tunes. No role for mezzo, so I can't be > bothered to know it very well...plus, can you imagine how many doves > and grouse and other birds that he shoots? The ones he doesn't quite > kill fly right over to NYC where I have to scoop them up and try to > save or take to be cremated (still can't bear to throw a bird in the > garbage!) > > Jenny > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee Frelich <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 9:53 pm > 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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[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]> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]?>> > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]?>> > > -- > > 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] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[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]
