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Re: What a performance!
By: JCFC Date: December 31, 2025, 8:27 am
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If I am correct, that just leaves number 6, which is definitely
in "kick yourself" territory, even for a layman.
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Re: What a performance!
By: Whistleblower Date: December 31, 2025, 9:49 am
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[quote author=JCFC link=topic=2083.msg99392#msg99392
date=1767190871]
Shakespeare coined the phrase "like patience on a monument" in
Twelfth Night and it has since been used by others.
Not having jad's polyglot talents , I do insist on Pique Dame,
rather than the Russian title. Thus we hear Peak, Damn!
[/quote]
I acted in Twelfth Night when at Cambridge ( many, many years
ago now ) and we are going to see it at the Barbican at the
beginning of January. I don't remember that line at all but I
shall listen out for it.
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Re: What a performance!
By: JCFC Date: December 31, 2025, 9:51 am
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[quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2083.msg99397#msg99397
date=1767196141]
[quote author=JCFC link=topic=2083.msg99392#msg99392
date=1767190871]
Shakespeare coined the phrase "like patience on a monument" in
Twelfth Night and it has since been used by others.
Not having jad's polyglot talents , I do insist on Pique Dame,
rather than the Russian title. Thus we hear Peak, Damn!
[/quote]
I acted in Twelfth Night when at Cambridge ( many, many years
ago now ) and we are going to see it at the Barbican at the
beginning of January. I don't remember that line at all but I
shall listen out for it.
[/quote]
Spoken by Viola.
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Re: What a performance!
By: Whistleblower Date: December 31, 2025, 9:55 am
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Whilst still not knowing the answer to number 6 I have looked
through all the answers and I realise that in that list there
are only two operas I haven't seen; Emilia di Liverpool and
Nixon in China
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Re: What a performance!
By: Whistleblower Date: December 31, 2025, 10:15 am
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I once put on a Quiz Night and one of the questions was, which
of these four is actually an opera by Donizetti ?
A) Bianca di Manchester
B) Chiara di Newcastle
C) Emilia di Liverpool
D) Giulia di Leeds
I recall each answer got roughly an equal number of picks
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Re: What a performance!
By: JCFC Date: December 31, 2025, 10:19 am
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[quote author=Whistleblower link=topic=2083.msg99399#msg99399
date=1767196532]
Whilst still not knowing the answer to number 6 I have looked
through all the answers and I realise that in that list there
are only two operas I haven't seen; Emilia di Liverpool and
Nixon in China
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That's very impressive - even more so as you once told us that
you sang in one of them.
For my part, I can only claim to have seen one. Perhaps I should
change my user name to Phyllis Stein.
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Re: What a performance!
By: Whistleblower Date: December 31, 2025, 10:37 am
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When Liverpool was capital of Culture some years back there was
a plan to put on the very rarely performed Emilia di Liverpool.
I would certainly have travelled up to the Mersey to see it but
sadly those plans came to naught.
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Re: What a performance!
By: Whistleblower Date: December 31, 2025, 10:53 am
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As I usually endeavour to do, as a reciprocal gesture of thanks,
here are five for you to get stuck into JCFC
1 Sounds like this Cambrian attained death
2 They are not known for having a jolly time
3 Did she do this behind the bicycle sheds ?
4 In this opera it wasn't Adam and Eve who did it
5 Nuns talk
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Re: What a performance!
By: JCFC Date: December 31, 2025, 11:29 am
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Thanks again for the challenge, Sir. Off the top of my head, I
can only offer
1. Owen Wingrave
and
3. Susanna's Secret.
I shall have a longer think!
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Re: What a performance!
By: Whistleblower Date: December 31, 2025, 1:25 pm
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Both absolutely correct and I thought they were the hardest
questions. I salute you.
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