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From:  MFoxy9795@a...
Date:  Fri Aug 11, 2000  5:55 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Can anyone help?


In a message dated 00-08-10 18:13:11 EDT, you write:

>
> Dear List,
> I'm primarily a lurker but now I'm asking for some info, please. Has
> anyone heard of the opera/operetta/? "Das Barbeque" which is a spoof of
> the Ring Cycle? If so, would you please tell me the composer and/or
> publisher. This is becoming quite a sleuthing expedition, as even the
> Library of Congress can't find anything on it. I understand it aired on
> public radio several years ago but my source knew nothing more about it
> than that. Any clues would be greatly appreciated. It sounds like it
> would make a great summer offering for the local opera company that I
> sing with.
> Thanks.
> Phyllis

it was performed only a couple of months ago in Newton, MA. i can't remember
the name of the group that did it. (i would have liked to go, but didn't
make it. it does sound really funny.) perhaps if you find the website for
the Newton Public Library, they can trace it back for you.
Merry

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