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Opera, anyone?
Aug. 13th, 2007 11:00 amTo prove that my subconscious is a slippery thing, this morning I awoke humming opera. My late brother was the opera buff in our family; what little I know about it was gained through osmosis. I don't dislike it (which is more than most people will say), but I'm not passionate about it, either.
Last night, I dreamed about opera. I was in a place where it snowed, and there was an opera that the town performed every year over the course of four days, one act each day (Yes, I know, most plays/operas are three acts, not four.). They performed the usual nightly show of all four acts at the opera house, but there were public performances in the "act-a-day" format. One of the scenes involved a man driving a horse-drawn sleigh, and a wealthy man had donated $3000 for the priviledge of being in the sleigh with the driver, because he wanted to show off for his young daughters. I saw him as he/they went past, and I was impressed, because he was doing all kinds of acrobatic tricks.
The character in the opera whom they were singing about was Siglinde, and I can "hear" the chorus and the trumpet fanfare that went with it. Not all the words, alas, but it was "Siglinde, Siglinde!" and a six-note refrain.
I also know, although this wasn't part of the dream, that this is part of the opera that Sirocco Malfoy is famous for. One of these days, I really do need to conclude the Neville/Draco story arc, and oh, btw, read book 7....
Last night, I dreamed about opera. I was in a place where it snowed, and there was an opera that the town performed every year over the course of four days, one act each day (Yes, I know, most plays/operas are three acts, not four.). They performed the usual nightly show of all four acts at the opera house, but there were public performances in the "act-a-day" format. One of the scenes involved a man driving a horse-drawn sleigh, and a wealthy man had donated $3000 for the priviledge of being in the sleigh with the driver, because he wanted to show off for his young daughters. I saw him as he/they went past, and I was impressed, because he was doing all kinds of acrobatic tricks.
The character in the opera whom they were singing about was Siglinde, and I can "hear" the chorus and the trumpet fanfare that went with it. Not all the words, alas, but it was "Siglinde, Siglinde!" and a six-note refrain.
I also know, although this wasn't part of the dream, that this is part of the opera that Sirocco Malfoy is famous for. One of these days, I really do need to conclude the Neville/Draco story arc, and oh, btw, read book 7....
