Alphabet associations - I

[subcontrabass]

blasted-off
orbited the moon
landed on the moon
opened the door
went down the ladder

How could you describe the whole thing?

[vinteuil]

Some quick scratching around suggests:

What O links a desert island, a bovine scientist, and 20 July 1969?

Is the bovine scientist Dr Ox, from the Jules Verne story and the recent opera?

EDIT - I see there are two operas based on Dr Ox - the recent one by Gavin Bryars - and an earlier one by Offenbach...

[vinteuil]

How could you describe the whole thing?

... an opera-tion??

[subcontrabass]

Is the bovine scientist Dr Ox, from the Jules Verne story and the recent opera?

Yes (from Jules Verne). No (not a recent opera).

[vinteuil]

Yes (from Jules Verne). No (not a recent opera).

Offenbach...

[vinteuil]

Yes (from Jules Verne). No (not a recent opera).

aha - Offenbach made operas from several Jules Verne stories...

[subcontrabass]

Offenbach...

Now complete the trio.

[vinteuil]

Now complete the trio.

well, he certainly did le voyage dans la lune...

[subcontrabass]

well, he certainly did le voyage dans la lune...

Who was the first fictional inhabitant of a desert island?

[vinteuil]

Who was the first fictional inhabitant of a desert island?

and robinson crusoe (there is a Verne story abt that, as well as the Defoe)...

Do you want more blood from this stone?

[subcontrabass]

and robinson crusoe (there is a Verne story abt that, as well as the Defoe)...

Do you want more blood from this stone?

No, that's the full set. Time for a P.

[mercia]

well done vinteuil

could someone just put that last one together for me please

[vinteuil]

well done vinteuil

could someone just put that last one together for me please

Three Offenbach operettas - Robinson Crusoe, Dr Ox, le Voyage dans la Lune

[Anna]

well done vinteuil

could someone just put that last one together for me please

I'm glad you said that mercia, I was getting totally confused! Now, all is clear.

[subcontrabass]

well done vinteuil

could someone just put that last one together for me please

Jacques Offenbach wrote a very large number of operettas, including Robinson Crusoé, Le Docteur Ox, and Le voyage dans la lune .