Alphabet associations - I

[Flay]

<doh> Siberia - an opera also by Umberto Giordano

[mercia]

verily, the question has been vanquished

[Flay]

verily, the question has been vanquished

Please find me a V common to Rinaldo’s high score, three country wenches, and a crocodile

[hedgehog]

three country wenches

Are they to be found in Il pastor fido?

[Flay]

Are they to be found in Il pastor fido?

No, but the wenches are Italian, from a village near Naples.

[hedgehog]

No, but the wenches are Italian, from a village near Naples.

Ok.......then is this the crocodile in Handel's Giulio Cesare?

[hedgehog]

Well I'll venture it's Valentino anyway.

Valentino Urbani was a singer that sang in many of Handels opera's - Rinaldo for one.

Valentino Bucchi wrote an opera called Il coccadrillo (The Crocodile) based on a story of Dostoyevsky (from Italian opera since 1945).

Leaves the three wenches.....

Edit: rummage, rummage rummage in wiki...

these be Rosa, Agata and Giannetta from Le cantartrici villane by one Valentino Fioravanti.

[Flay]

Well I'll venture it's Valentino anyway.

you venture correctly! Forgive me for my absence, I was walking the dogs with Mrs Flay

Leaves the three wenches.....

Some may say they were boorish, but they had aspirations in their singing

[Flay]

Wow! Your rummaging is impeccable

[Flay]

Por Valentino Urbani was a castrato (hence the "high score" ).

I wondered if some might mistake the spelling for a certain footballer who has too many balls ...

Never mind

[hedgehog]

Por Valentino Urbani was a castrato (hence the "high score" ).

I wondered if some might mistake the spelling for a certain footballer who has too many balls ...

Never mind

I did consider a quip on Ronaldo but...................never mind

So: A W to link foxtrots to a pavane, Barber’s walzing Isobel ……and die

[mercia]

apparently there are some foxtrots and a pavane in PMD's St Thomas Wake

[Flay]

So: A W to link foxtrots to a pavane, Barber’s walzing Isobel ……and die

Please don't have me Quaking, I'm not trying to be Whitty, but is your spelling intentionally questionable? Waltz?? Isabel??

Please forgive my foolish ways!

[hedgehog]

Please don't have me Quaking, I'm not trying to be Whitty, but is your spelling intentionally questionable? Waltz?? Isabel??

Please forgive my foolish ways!

You will not be exonerated Flay, for St Thomas Wake is correct. Thus no spelling mistake where Isobel is concerned, but the waltz - yes, sorry that has to do with my 2nd language where "walz" is how it is spelled. Can't help that at times, I just don't see the mistake!

[Flay]

You will not be exonerated Flay, for St Thomas Wake is correct. Thus no spelling mistake where Isobel is concerned, but the waltz - yes, sorry that has to do with my 2nd language where "walz" is how it is spelled. Can't help that!

Forked tongues, huh? Well never mind. I'll keep quiet about the rest as what I thought would be the answer will make a good clue for later on...