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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 1, 2011 15:35:39 GMT -8
"Well," he said, slightly shame faced. "It's technically not open yet. It should be open starting in the next few days though for business."
((I love "Where's the Girl." And oh my, that story would make quite the opera...))
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Post by littlesongbird on Oct 1, 2011 15:44:54 GMT -8
((The whole thing really started when I listened to the demo version of "Where's the girl?" that I downloaded off a now vanished Pimpernel site. I have that, "Falcon in the Dive", and my favorite Percy song that was cut: "High Time". If you want, I can send an email with the demos in it. One of my favorite songs is "The Prayer". Percy breaks my heart when he sings that. And "She was there" is another good one.))
"Then," she said with a soft smile. "When it is open, I shall go. It would be a lovely treat." She hesitated a moment. "If you wish.. I.. could teach you about some operas.." she quietly offered. She did worry the cuff of her sleeve as she waited for his response. It was quite unlike her to be that bold as to offer something like that, but the gentletom before her seemed so friendly, that it drew her out of her shell, just a little.
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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 1, 2011 22:12:24 GMT -8
((Oooh. I know I have the concept cast but I'm not sure about the Demos since I'm not entirely sure I know "High Time." Yes, Prayer. I think Philip liked that one... Falcon in the Dive is very much a Cori song.))
"Really?" he asked brightly. "That would be lovely. I mean, especially if I'm thinking about putting in opera acts, one would hope I'd know something about them. Or, at least that I should know something about them..."
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Post by littlesongbird on Oct 2, 2011 3:12:54 GMT -8
((I think High Time was supposed to go around the time of what is now "Into the fire" - you know, the number Percy sings to his league to give them the courage to go))
She gave a small nod. "Now," she began. "There is in opera, two categories. Comic and tragic. Comic are the bright, happy, cheerful ones, and I think it can go without saying as to what the tragic operas are like," she said softly. "In other words, expect a tragic to have at least one person dying, usually the soprano," she said, making a small face.
"The aria you heard me sing is from Madama Butterfly, one of the tragics," she said, settling on the bed behind her as she began a brief lesson. "The aria expresses Cio-Cio-san's, Madama Butterfly is the English translation, for cio-cio means butterfly, hope and desire to be reunited with her American husband who has been gone for three years, unaware of what has transpired in his absence."
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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 2, 2011 15:54:23 GMT -8
Misto blinked once, and smiled faintly. "Well. Perhaps I should stick to comedies for the time being, though I'm sure the tragedies are much more cultural."
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Post by littlesongbird on Oct 2, 2011 17:21:22 GMT -8
She nodded. "As a soprano, I can cheerfully say that dying stinks. I have lost count the number of times and ways I have died in an opera." She gave a mild shudder before remembering. "Oh, and is there a language you enjoy?" she asked. "Operas tend to be sung in either French, Italian or German, although there are a few Russian and English operas," she said, her tail lazily swishing behind her.
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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 2, 2011 19:55:20 GMT -8
His eyes were still a little bit wide. "I really have no idea. I would, well, suppose French or Italian? But yes, I can imagine dying on stage is not the most enjoyable."
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Post by littlesongbird on Oct 3, 2011 3:57:45 GMT -8
She nodded in agreement. "The worse are the ones the soprano does to herself," she said. She'd let him imagine how a soprano could pull that off. There were quite a few ways, and she knew at least three personally. She mused for a moment, running over her two seasons and nodding again. "French and Italian are the most popular," she confirmed. She hesitated a long moment before giving him a small nod. "If I may be bold, I.. could lend you a book that has a season worth of operas in it?"
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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 3, 2011 9:58:39 GMT -8
"I would like that," he replied. "Though, I would need a way of getting it back to you too."
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Post by littlesongbird on Oct 3, 2011 10:44:25 GMT -8
She paused as she thought for a moment, tilting her head ever so slightly. "You could always give it back to me when you next stay here," she said, unaware of who he was. "I work nearly every day so you should be able to find me floating about one of the rooms, trying to clean it."
((She thinks he's a guest hence her comment about "when you next stay here"))
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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 3, 2011 12:45:47 GMT -8
"Next time I--Oh," he blinked and offered her a sheepish smile. "I'm not a guest here. I'm waiting for Ma--Mr. Hollister. There's something I needed to check with him but he dragged Cor...icopat into the office with him and locked the door, so I'm just waiting."
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Post by littlesongbird on Oct 3, 2011 17:51:17 GMT -8
"Ah," she said, brushing a stray lock of hair off her face, studying him briefly. There was a slight look of confusion when he corrected himself both times, but she dismissed it as clearly none of her concern. If he wished to shorten names or use Mssr Hollister's first name, then that was his decision - she would not question it.
She gave a light laugh after a moment. "I must apologize," she said. "Here we are having a wonderful conversation and we have yet to introduce ourselves." She gave him a wry smile.
((because they just spent the last two pages talking and have yet to offer up their name to the other. It would make Misto's life easier when he has to return her book if he knows who gets the book))
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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 3, 2011 19:45:10 GMT -8
He blinked and blushed, holding out a paw. "I'm sorry, where are my manners? I'm Mistoffelees Quaxo, Miss...?"
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Post by littlesongbird on Oct 3, 2011 20:02:36 GMT -8
"Lise de Chagny," she said, placing her paw gently on his. "It is an honor to meet you, Mssr Quaxo," she said politely. Had she been standing she may have curtsied to him but well, a seated curtsy was awkward at best. Odds were good that he was far too young to have heard or let alone read about the "Phantom of the Opera, a mystery never fully explained", so she did not have to mention that she was related to a principle actor in that particular drama.
At least... One could hope...
((I swear, I hadn't planned on typing the "mystery never fully explained" bit but well, what can I say, it works since it is a bit of a mystery - to her at least))
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Post by victoriousscarf on Oct 3, 2011 20:34:26 GMT -8
"de Chagny? That sounds somewhat familiar," he mused and shrugged. "At any rate, it is quite nice to meet you."
((Sorry dear, this is Misto, and he reads a lot of French literature...))
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