Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera

[jacobtsf]

Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#0

Posted: 10/7/05 at 1:40am

This seems like an interesting idea for a rock opera

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/95544.html

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[mominator]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#1

Posted: 10/7/05 at 8:02am

OK call me a geek but I actually liked Beowulf. (I even have tried reading it in the original text) Could work (maybe) If so I am hoping for a MET version in the Anglo language and the use of sur-titles.
(But as I said I am a geek)

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[freeadmission]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#2

Posted: 10/7/05 at 9:25am

Well, then I must be a geek, too, because I enjoyed it immensely.

I'm not sure about the rock opera idea. I'd have to let the idea churn in my brain for awhile first. LOL

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[Gingersnap]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#3

Posted: 10/7/05 at 9:32am

Well, it would mean an overdose of Beowulf...there's a film coming out in the next few months, plus another one (animated, I think) in the works...

I'm a geek who read the darned thing at slumber parties. It's not my favorite bit of literature, but I'd probably go to a musical of it.

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[Elphaba]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#4

Posted: 10/7/05 at 10:10am

you are all scaring me........next thing we'll have..
BIBLE: The Musical
Koran: 10,000 Virgins Dancing
Pillowbook: A Japanese Operetta

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Updated On: 10/7/05 at 10:10 AM

[kim1061]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#5

Posted: 10/7/05 at 10:13am

wow i thought beowulf was interesting...this is gonna be ...i dunno. I'm curious to see how this works out.

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[sweetiedarlinmia]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#6

Posted: 10/7/05 at 10:17am

Not a fan of the rock opera idea, but as a regular opera it would be incredible. I love your idea Mom!

[bwayrunner22]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#7

Posted: 10/7/05 at 10:31am

We're reading this in my English Lit. class right now, I'm actually really enjoying it. This could be really cool.

[Elphaba]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#8

Posted: 10/7/05 at 10:32am

Mominator I want your cookies........(now that sounds odd)
On the one hand they make me want to bake.....on the other, they remind me that I am one of the baking impaired.

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

[mominator]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#9

Posted: 10/7/05 at 2:43pm

Elphaba, you read some Beowulf,then you may have some cookies!

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

[broadwaystar2b]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#10

Posted: 10/7/05 at 2:47pm

Beowulf was actually one of my favourite books I was forced to read in school
I'd be curious to see how this works out

[mominator]

re: Beowulf Moves From Page to Musical Stage With New Rock Opera#11

Posted: 10/7/05 at 2:57pm

There was a bilingual edition that came out in 2000.It was a great read and really neat to see how the English language has changed over the millennia. Makes one wonders what it will look like in the year 3005.
If anyone is interested, here is some info..
BEOWULF
a new translation by Seamus Heaney.

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien