The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#1The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 10:32am
"Hey, gays—want another slap in the face? The departure of its artistic director means that New York City Opera's lofty plans to mount an opera based on Brokeback Mountain have fallen through. Sadly, we'll never hear the sweet sounds of Jack Twist's angelic tenor and Ennis del Mar's more dominant baritone on arias like, "You Know I Ain't Queer (Me Neither)," and "You Need to Shut Your Slop-Bucket Mouths, You Hear Me?" nor will we experience the full fury of a 300-person choir singing the "Carmina Burana"-esque climax accompanying Ennis's fateful first "taking" of Jack in their hillside pup-tent."
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SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#2re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:06amI guess they figerred how ta quit it.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#2re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:23amDoes anybody want to contribute to a fund to buy ad space in Variety demanding this opera goes forward?
#3re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:29am
Only if it goes forward and right in to the pit. Yeah, I'll donate some bucks to that.
It was a rotten idea for an opera in the first place.
Two inarticulate characters who barely talk to each other are going to sing at me for 3-plus hours, nonstop.
No thanks.
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StockardFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/19/08
#4re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:42am
They were really going to make an opera based on Brokeback Mountain?
I agree with Besty......that would have been a horrible opera.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#5re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:44amStanley Stella must be suicidal.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#6re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:49amYeah, this feels less like a slap in the face and more like a fun little goose on the booty.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#7re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 11:56amHowever, I believe the ballet is still a go.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#8re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 12:48pm
I've always envisioned a country-western Jukebox musical.
Well, I just want to see Ennis singing "Back in the Saddle Again."
#9re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 12:52pmIt would have to include I Love a Rainy Night and Queen of Hearts.
#10re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 12:52pmIt would have to include I Love a Rainy Night and Queen of Hearts.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#11re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 12:55pmI Pitched A Tent The First Time We Met has always been my favorite.
#12re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 1:02pmUmmm....Rhinestone Cowboy?
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#13re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 1:39pmI heard the creators were moving on to something more "edgy" and "current"...so they're doing THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#14re: The pain, the pain. There will be no Brokeback Opera
Posted: 11/11/08 at 2:11pm"Now When You Turn Your Back On Me, is that Farewell or an Invitation?"
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