Ray: Yes, Carl Maria von Weber (the latter is pronounced Vay-ber). Perhaps he is one of your ancestors.
Lee Ray Weber 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] > > <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] > > -- > 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]
