Interesting Opera Fact

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:12 am

The libretto for the Richard Strauss opera, Arabella was written by Hugo von Hockaloogiespitballthal.

hup_d_dup · Post by **hup_d_dup** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:06 am

I read that it actually was written by Hugo von Hofoxycontinsthal!

Seems unbelievable, but I checked it out! It's TRUE!!!

Hup

hbcrandy · Post by **hbcrandy** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:14 am

Mark wrote:Hugo von Hockaloogiespitballthal

... a fine Irishman.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:07 pm

He could have been from Williams; then he'd be Hugo von Williams...

hup_d_dup · Post by **hup_d_dup** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:41 pm

Another opera fact:

If Kathleen Battle married Sir Simon Rattle she would be Lady Kathleen Battle Rattle.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:23 pm

As long as it is played on a double kontrabass EEEb cimbasso, doesn't matter who wrote the lyrics.

I find the new "partnership" at Apple with Tim Cook and Dr. Dre to be quite interesting. Steve Jobs was in talks with Kurtis Blow back in the early days of rap. Nothing ever materialized because they were never able to come up with a suitable name for the joint venture.

bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:22 pm

That's the breaks...

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