Name of the opera

A friend of mine was asking I know the name of the opera that someone on the show saw and that it had something to do with clowns. Can anyone think of an opera that some of the gang saw? Thanks for any info....

Mike ICQ 11658803

The title of the opera is "Pagliachi" . The tragic clown.

[email] (Rinso365) wrote:

Try "Pagliacci"!

Neil Carnell wrote:

Right, but I am sure I'll be only one of many that confirm it is spelled Pagliacci. It is also a play about jealousy which is what the episode was sort of about too.

When Elaine made a stab at "Conversion," did they, on the first date, also go to an opera, or was it a symphony?

Symphony.....Swan Lake at The Met.......

Not to be pick (although, come to think of it, that's exactly what I'm doing), Swan lake is not a symphony, it's a ballet. But Tchikovsky's score is sometimes performed as an orchestral suite, without the dancing.<

"The News Guy(Mike)" wrote:

Thanks spelling teacher. But for your information, it is not a play, it is an opera. Big difference.

Neil Carnell wrote:

"The News Guy(Mike)jokingly added:

Neil Carnell sarcastically wrote.

Mike responded:

Gee, touchy touchy Neil. Ask Dave - He corrected a dozen of my spelling mistakes and I just said 'thanks'. Lets keep it civil here. I would not have corrected the spelling of your post if it had been any other word but you were responding to someone who wanted to know what the name of the 'symphony' was. Since you had it correct but spelled it incorrectly I think it is fair to correct it so the original person has it right.

Keep cool OK?

Don't let us Easterners get you down.

You know, I'm the last person who wants to prolong an 'unproductive' thread, but I was mentioned, so here's my $.02:

I don't think there's anything at all wrong or improper with correcting the spelling of a proper noun, or something intrinsic to the topic of the group.

If the original poster had spelled opera with two p's (oppera), then everybody knew what he meant and we can all assume it was a simple typo, and correcting typos shows poor taste. But the original poster misspelled Pagliacci which, besides being a proper noun, is also essential to that particular episode and thus, has great relevance, and Mike should be commended for correcting the error, lest others who read the post be misinformed.

As far as my correcting Mike, well it concerned spelling mistakes on his web site (honestly, the fewer errors, the more 'legitimate' looking the site, I was only trying to be helpful and I made it a point to avoid any condescending language) and I sent the corrections by private e-mail, and I must say that Mike responded in a most professional manner. (Thx bud.)

So, to reiterate, some spelling corrections are not only acceptable, they should be encouraged. Just think before you post. That's all.

BTW, not one word of this applies to the fools who post incorrectly spelled words as a matter of course. This does not imply lack of intelligence, just an imiturity level rarely reached before the miracle of the Internet arrived.

One more thing, FWIW the "OPERA" called "PAGLIACCI" was composed in "1892" by "LEONCAVALLO".

It was just 3 or 4 years ago that I could decipher that line in the Smokey Robinson song, "Tears of a Clown". At the time the song came out, I had no idea who Pagliacci was. Then when I found out, I had forgotten about the song. One day it finally clicked.

Of course, it would help if certain singers would enunciate. Are you listening to me Ozzy and John Fogerty? And what the hell is that line in "Heard it Through the Grapevine" -- "People say you hide from what you see, son in nine um muccha heer"

< If you're interested in misheard song lyrics, check out www.kissthisguy.com, an entire site devoted to misheard and misunderstood song lyrics (the title of the site is a tribute to one of the most mishead lyrics of all time, Jimi Hendrix ``Kiss the sky'')

Heinlein wrote: <snip>

Reminds me of the number of years I had no idea about

"Gee, our old La Salle ran great."

Very few people could decipher that line.