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To: Angelwood
Never saw Bruce Springsteen, in concert, or on TV, or anywhere else.

But, we went to a great Ft. Worth Opera production last night, of "RIGOLETTO."

No politics.

9 posted on 09/13/2003 7:55:02 PM PDT by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from a shelter! You'll save at least one life, maybe two!)
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To: sinkspur
But, we went to a great Ft. Worth Opera production last night, of "RIGOLETTO." No politics.

No politics in Rigoletto? Italians of Verdi's day would have disagreed. Why do you think Verdi had such trouble with the Venetian censors before he could present Hugo's play in a way they found acceptable?

116 posted on 09/13/2003 8:44:31 PM PDT by aristeides
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To: sinkspur
"RIGOLETTO."

No politics.

It wasn't always this way, though, was it? Isn't Rigoletto infamous for being an opera wherein some ruler is killed? Didn't that get it banned for a while, a few centuries ago?

And evan if not, I still remember fondly the Odd Couple episode where Felix bemoans to Oscar "You broke my Rigoletto!"


201 posted on 09/14/2003 2:30:13 AM PDT by jocon307 (Support Vouchers! Break the Unions! Save the Children!)
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To: sinkspur
I like your tag line, do you watch Animal Precinct, Animal Cops? Talk about realty TV, that is realty. I love to see the bad guys handcuffed and arrested and then see some of the abused animals get good loving people parents. TV has gotten so bad that is about I watch except for Golden Girls reruns and Fox
202 posted on 09/14/2003 2:31:07 AM PDT by mel
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To: sinkspur
I never understood why Springsteen and Dylan were such big draws....neither can sing and their music is both depressive and hyperbolic at best.
259 posted on 09/14/2003 11:30:54 AM PDT by Katya
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