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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 12:45 PM
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La Scala to stage Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' as opera
Source: AP

MILAN, Italy (AP) — First it was the film and the book. Now the next stop for Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" is opera.

La Scala officials say the Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli has been commissioned to produce an opera on the international multiformat hit for the 2011 season at the Milan opera house. The composer is currently artistic director of the Arena in Verona....

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jgUbEEXuh301jjs3gwfNHt4OfdYgD90V9L2G1
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 01:02 PM
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1. Hey, AP, how about some more detail? (nt)
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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 01:07 PM
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2. Maybe the story just hit -- also hoping for more later. nt
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jjr5 Donating Member (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 01:11 PM
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3. That is a great idea!
There is a lot of passion behind the saving of our planet.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 01:16 PM
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4. "Kill the wabbit. . . "
Oops - wrong one.

What's Opera, Doc?
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swimmernsecretsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 01:58 PM
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6. ROTFLOL! nt
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agent46 Donating Member (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 01:20 PM
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5. epic theater or epoch theater
Bertold Brecht would be proud!
:applause:
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 02:08 PM
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7. Now that's an original idea!
Call me culturally stunted, but I've never much cared for opera. However, THIS is one production I'd pay to see!
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RufusTFirefly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 02:21 PM
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8. But can it compete with Bill O'Reilly's opera?
Kinda doubt it.

Do you mean to say you've already forgotten about Macrkis v. O'Reilly: The Opera?
Or, as I prefer to call it, "The Falafel Truth."
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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 02:53 PM
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9. OMG! Haven't forgotten -- it's news to me!
Edited on Thu May-29-08 02:55 PM by DeepModem Mom
Probably others, too. Thanks for the reminder, Rufus -- amazing, and hilarious.

(On edit: Except for the poor woman involved, of course. Kudos to her for filing suit.)
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Beregond2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 03:17 PM
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10. Gee,
and they rejected my libretto based on Roget's Thesaurus...
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 03:44 PM
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11. Wow. I mean Wow. How many more accolades can Gore get for his work?
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 04:06 PM
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14. I can see a cartoon series on Comedy Central. You know, the real news network. nt
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 05:15 PM
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15. LOL!
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MasonJar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 03:57 PM
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12. The La Scala is the foremost opera in the world. For this opera
company to have commissioned this opera is the ultimate compliment to Al Gore. I say Viva la Italia!!!!!!!! This again shows the magnitude of Gore's global impact. By the way if you want to see the opera at the La Scala, order your seats now. It takes years to get a seat to the Milan Opera. Those who do NOT like opera may have never seen it; it is very like Les Mis and The Phantom of the Opera, just in another language. Much drama, great vocals, incredible sets, amazing costumes and the world's greatest music.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 04:05 PM
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13. Swan Desert, perhaps? nt
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