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February 28, 2006
Wagner remakes
Last week in our "Wagner Ring Cycle" class, a music critic from our local paper came in as a guest lecturer. He spent much of his time describing and showing us clips from really awful Wagner productions, including:
-A chubby Siegfried who when he pulls off his outer garments, reveals a too tight T-shirt with "Siegfried" spray-painted across the front.
-The giants as mafioso characters with briefcases.
-Instead of an eye-patch, Wotan has a pair of sunglasses, with one of the lenses knocked out.
-The Walkyries as tough police broads, all in black with the clear shields used when controlling mobs.
-Scenes which take place in a trailer park
So, a couple of us came up with our own ideas for Wagner remakes...
"The Andy Griffith Ring Cycle"
*Starring*
Andy Griffith as Wotan
Barney Fife as Mime
Opie as Siegfried
Aunt Bea...perhaps Erda the Earth Mother? A nagging Fricka?
The city of Mayberry as Vallhalla
"The Dental Hygiene Ring Cycle"
We haven't worked out the parts for this as fully yet, but we know that Wotan is The Dentist who carries around a giant toothbrush, and Siegfried is a tube of Crest. Fafner the Dragon could symbolize the bad breath that will befall you if you don't brush and floss regularly.
music stuff | By Tim and Jo | 09:14 AM
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