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  • Don Petter

    Originally posted by Norfolk Born View Post
    Certainly AN answer, but not quite the one I had in mind!
    I'll wait awhile before offering any clues....
    At least it was musical.

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    • Norfolk Born

      Very true!
      In the hope of moving things along: the events in question occurred in October 1737, December 1786 and November 1889.

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      • mercia
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 8920

        well, Castor & Pollux premiered in October 1737
        Strauss's Don Juan premiered in November 1889
        The Marriage of Figaro had premiered in Vienna, June 1786 and in December opened in Prague ???
        (all according to wikipedia, so probably not accurate)

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        • Norfolk Born

          Castor & Pollux were.....?

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          • mercia
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 8920

            T-T-T-Twins

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            • mercia
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 8920

              ah, Gli Equivoci (The Twins? - my Italian is non-existent) based on The Comedy of Errors, Stephen Storace (new to me) 27/12/1786 Vienna

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              • mercia
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 8920

                ..... and I'm guessing we might have twins in Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers which opened on 7/12/1889

                oops, we want November, not December

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                • Norfolk Born

                  Spot on, mercia!
                  Three operas, premiered in the years in question, each featuring twins.
                  Over to 'U' (or 'V')

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                  • mercia
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8920

                    oh, was it The Gondoliers? who are the twins? Marco & Giuseppe? was it November 1889?

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                    • Norfolk Born

                      Marco and Giuseppe are indeed twin brothers and gondolieri. You're right, the first performance was in November (the 7th) 1889.
                      Last edited by Guest; 08-11-11, 14:48. Reason: Spalling errer!

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                      • amateur51

                        Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                        Checking in for first time on a Blackberry from the wilds of Brittany (just prior to imminent boulangerie/patisserie visit!) to react to the S question with a and a

                        Star Trek - Chekhov - Three Sisters....

                        Bonne continuation, mes amis!!!
                        Ooooh full report about your boulangerie/patisserie visit svp, Caliban. With pix if your Blackthorn will oblige

                        As you can imagine I was totally lost with that last one, having one sister of my own which is quite enough, thanking you!

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                        • mercia
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 8920

                          Originally posted by Norfolk Born View Post
                          the first performance was in November (the 7th) 1889.
                          in which case wikipedia is wrong



                          a U to connect

                          Beethoven 9, a Diabelli Variation and Beckmesser

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                          • Norfolk Born

                            [QUOTE=mercia;98466]in which case wikipedia is wrong :yikes
                            Not for the first time, and probably not for the last - but fortunately it didn't throw you off the scent!

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                            • vinteuil
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 12761

                              Originally posted by mercia View Post


                              a U to connect

                              Beethoven 9, a Diabelli Variation and Beckmesser
                              ... well, I bet they've all been called ungeheuer by someone at some stage!

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                              • Norfolk Born

                                ..eine Meinung, die meinerseits unbestritten bleibt!

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