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First Norn · contralto · Johanna Jachmann-Wagner. Second Norn, mezzo-soprano, Josephine Schefsky. Third Norn, soprano, Friederike Grün ... Norns weave the rope of destiny, by Arthur Rackham (1912) ...
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
LOL...I know what you're thinking but it isn't that. I did start going down that route but got diverted.
For the benefit of others, I was wondering about "Othello" - Verdi opera, character in Offenbach's Genevieve de Brabant, ... err ... a production of Shakespeare funded by the Pennsylvania (PA)Lotto.
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For the benefit of others, I was wondering about "Othello" - Verdi opera, character in Offenbach's Genevieve de Brabant, ... err ... a production of Shakespeare funded by the Pennsylvania (PA)Lotto.
What was the 'warm greeting' gag all about?
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
What O is linked by Offenbach, Palotto and Verdi ?
What with work and sourcing 'Only Fools and Horses' quotes I've not yet been able to fathom who or what 'Palotto' is...
Is it a man, a woman or the town north of Brescia, for example?
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
I suspect this could be another award winning question?
Edit: I have an inkling but reluctant to post as I have to be away shortly so can I just ask if Bluebeard's Castle is one of the links (if I'm right it gives others a clue, if I'm wrong then it's one that can be crossed off the list)
Last edited by Guest; 09-07-12, 15:39.
Reason: edit re clue
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