Alphabet associations - I

[Nick Armstrong]

La finta giardiniera, Munich 1775
Lucio Silla, Milan 1772 or Ascanio in Alba, Milan 1771
La finta semplice, Salzburg 1769
Apollo et Hyacinthus, Salzburg 1767
Il sogno di Scipione, Salzburg 1772

My brain is too fried from a busy day to grapple with this... But Flay seems to have done a great job in taming this question, with back up from mercia!!

Phew..

[mercia]

sorry, missed the 1770 information, trying to do three things at once

Mitridate, Il re pastore, Thamos, Idomeneo

??

[subcontrabass]

sorry, missed the 1770 information, trying to do three things at once

Mitridate, Il re pastore, Thamos, Idomeneo

??

A very nice four king question.

[mercia]

A very nice four king question.

oh, right, I hadn't noticed that I obviously don't know my Mozart operas

[Nick Armstrong]

oh, right, I hadn't noticed that

brilliant

you and me both, mercs.

I suppose we should wait for NB to place his imprimatur upon the answer, but I'm wondering whether scb should in fact sweep in thanks to that touch of and claim the L, even though Flay cracked the Mozart link? Flay seems to be busy attempting to find room at the Inn at New Year... But as so often, you seemed to do all the hard work!

[subcontrabass]

you and me both, mercs.

I suppose we should wait for NB to place his imprimatur upon the answer, but do you think scb should sweep in and claim the L, even though Flay cracked the Mozart link? Flay seems to be busy attempting to find room at the Inn at New Year... But as so often, you seemed to do all the hard work!

I think the honours go to mercia for identifying all the works.

[mercia]

I'm wondering whether scb should in fact sweep in thanks to that touch of and claim the L

definitely ............ I'm going to hide in a hole for not knowing my Mozart kings

haven't had an SCB question for ages, if ever

[subcontrabass]

haven't had an SCB question for ages, if ever

You had one last week (or thereabouts). It took people about 24 hours to find an answer.

[mercia]

You had one last week (or thereabouts). It took people about 24 hours to find an answer.

in which case we definitely need a lovely SCB question

[Norfolk Born]

Hi folks! Yes - four Mozart operas with Kings as their subjects. Shall we get SCB to set us an 'L' of a question?

[mercia]

Shall we get SCB to set us an 'L' of a question?

we certainly shall

[subcontrabass]

we certainly shall

Three more kings: one ancient, one being crowned, and a mythical marauder - link them to an L.

[subcontrabass]

Three more kings: one ancient, one being crowned, and a mythical marauder - link them to an L.

I seem to have brought this thread to a halt yet again - lots of views but no one biting.

Perhaps time for a clue? Think in German.

[Norfolk Born]

Hab' gedacht - leider ohne Erfolg.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Does anyone remember the Jeremy Brett Hound of the Baskervilles? At the end, the villain is slurped gloopily into the Grimpen Mire.

This is rather how I feel at SCB's beguiling teaser: I've been away over a week; I thought I'd have a quiet stroll across the soft sands of Alphabet Associations, and instantly I'm dragged feet first into this (far from bog-standard!) puzzler.

Handel? Strauss? But why L? First conducted by Liszt? Overtures by Ludwig van B?

Ferneyhough scores are a cinch in comparison! Brilliant.