Alphabet associations - I

[JFLL]

Oooooh Dmtri as in Shostakovich and Nabokov, son of Vladimir? He was in the US army.

Spot on with Shostakovich, hedgehog, but I wasn’t thinking of Nabokov Jnr, as it happens.

OK, time to call it a day, I think. I was actually thinking of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki, an Orthodox military saint and patron of soldiers.

But I think RM did all the footwork, so over to you RM for an E.

[mercia]

are any of the three operas based on Shakespeare ?

in hindsight a rather dumb enquiry
great question & answer, and I would think an original D - in itself no mean feat

[JFLL]

in hindsight a rather dumb enquiry
great question & answer, and I would think an original D - in itself no mean feat

Thanks, merc. Actually you did start the ball rolling with the Shakespeare link, which I should have acknowledged earlier!

[Resurrection Man]

An E .. Willi was first and so was Annie and also the first six have to switch.

[mercia]

Annie Fischer and Willi Boskovsky were the first names that came into my head, but they seem to be dead-ends [nothing personal you understand]

[Resurrection Man]

Annie Fischer and Willi Boskovsky were the first names that came into my head, but they seem to be dead-ends [nothing personal you understand]

LOL. No, they won't help you, I'm afraid.

[Resurrection Man]

Both are dead, if that helps. And we are talking classical associations.....no folk or jazz this time round!

[JFLL]

Nothing to do with the descendants of J.S. Bach, is it? Wilhelm Friedemann his first child, Anna Philippiana Friederica Bach his eldest grandchild (I think!)? Too devious?

[Resurrection Man]

No it isn't.

As a further clue, Annie was a singer. Both she and Willi were German. The context of 'first' is significant for these two.

[mercia]

wikipedia tells me that Annie Krull (1846-1947) created the role of Elektra

[Resurrection Man]

wikipedia tells me that Annie Krull (1846-1947) created the role of Elektra

And mercs scores again! Well done...did I give too many clues away? Care to supply the other two ?

[mercia]

Care to supply the other two ?

eventually ....... perhaps

no Elektric willies are presenting themselves as yet - I feel a double-entendre coming on

[Anna]

no Elektric willies are presenting themselves as yet - I feel a double-entendre coming on

Mercs! What in the World has come over you!
Actually, I'd like to hear your double-entendre, just for the record .....

[mercia]

I'd like to hear your double-entendre

too late, the moment has passed

[Anna]

too late, the moment has passed

Oh. Well there you go, I suppose. Mercia - always the Enigma (and wonderful he is as well)