Sunday, February 20, 2011

Guess the Opera

Here is a review that followed the world premiere of an opera (with clue-like words excised). Your challenge: guess which one it is.

"...A second performance would have provoked a scandal among the XlocalsX, who do not relish being made fun of. The opera is not one of those like XanotheroperaX that carry within them the seeds of resurrection. It shows that XthecomposerX was in a hurry. Importuned as he was to bring out the work this season, sick as he was, he failed to find original inspiration and had recourse to melodies from his previous operas and even helped himself to melodies by other composers...The opera is dead."

8 comments:

Pete said...

something by Rossini - he recycled quite a few of his melodies, no?

Zerbinetta said...

Butterfly? I know it got horrible reviews and Puccini was often accused of borrowing.

Ben said...

haha, Anna Nicole...?

LaDonnaMobile said...

Carmen

LaDonnaMobile said...

Carmen

from Gert, not the imposter who stole my Google log-in;-)

Jessica said...

Suggestions received by email & Facebook of Don Giovanni and Figaro...

Cecilia said...

i'd still go for rossini...

classicalduck said...

Something by Weber? He was in I'll-health; Berlioz thought he was working himself to death.