Opera Plots in One Sentence

[Zeitblom]

And, on a slightly larger scale:

Dwarf steals gold, stuff happens, world ends.

[Despina41]

"He loves her, but he dies, taking an entire act to do so."

"She seduces him, brother gets mad."

[Alpha Centauri]

"Corsican makes inadvisable trip to Moscow".

"Cigarette-factory employee in domestic violence incident"

"Geezer from the pub goes to the moon".

"Bloke receives Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free card."

[Despina41]

And, to include Hans Werner Henze's recent konzertoper Phaedra, which I just saw the other night:

"She loves him, but everyone dies; Act II makes no sense whatsoever."

[Alpha Centauri]

Originally Posted by Despina41

And, to include Hans Werner Henze's recent konzertoper Phaedra, which I just saw the other night:

"She loves him, but everyone dies; Act II makes no sense whatsoever."

Not forgetting: "She loves all of them, for hundreds of years, but they all keep dying anyhow".

[Chi_town/Philly]

Anyone else remember Shaw's generic Italian Opera summation quip- "Tenor wants to mate with Soprano, but is thwarted by Baritone.":sad2:

Okay, now for the more specific-

Originally Posted by Reiner Torheit

Not forgetting: "She loves all of them, for hundreds of years, but they all keep dying anyhow".

How about "He woos all of them, for years and years, and sees to it that none of them ever leave."

This next is a run-on sentence... but I'll forgive myself the extra words-- because with this phrase, you get two operas by two different composers:

"Leading man marshalls an army to victory, then grants clemency to the vanquished, who proceed to plot against the winners, in spite of being shown mercy... both main characters are on the wrong end of that plot development, and Leading man is joined by Female lead, who both perish in visually dramatic concluding death scene."

Important note: if you ever find yourself trapped in cyberspace, singing away in the 'Opera Matrix' LARPG, and you happen to lead a victorious army, do NOT give gramercy to your defeated enemy... you WILL lose...

[Mischa]

Striptease in the Middle East: dictator real sick about the affair

Trainee trouble ends in storm tide!

[Despina41]

"Sharp-shooter loses mojo, asks Satan for help"

[Alpha Centauri]

Originally Posted by Despina41

"Sharp-shooter loses mojo, asks Satan for help"

"Old geezer lost his mojo years ago, trades-in soul with Satan for help."

[Kuhlau]

"She can't keep from being curious, so she has to die like all the others."

FK