TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Today I have for you some fun facts about opera. Whenever I think of opera, I think of a singer holding a note at such a high pitch that all the glass in the room breaks. Is it really possible for that to happen? Well, you have to read on to find out!

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Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible."

HINT: (1907-1973), was an Anglo-American poet, regarded by many critics as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The word opera is the plural of "opus" (although "opuses" is sometimes used as well.) It derives from the Latin for "work."

Several renditions of "Theme from the Three Penny Opera" hit the Pop Top 40 under one of three different titles. Some listed the song as "Moritat" and others by the name probably most familiar to listeners: "Mack the Knife."

Is it possible for an opera singer to break a glass by singing a high note? Theoretically, yes, but the pitch would have to be exact, the volume of the voice would have to be at a high level, and the note would have to be sustained for the proper length of time. (It's easier if the glass is made of crystal.)

Eighteen-year-old Gene Rayburn came to New York with a dream of singing opera. Instead, he got a job as an NBC page, and after a stint in the Air Force during World War II, he parlayed the connections he'd made into a career on radio and TV. He's best known as the host of TV's Match Game.

Belle "Bubbles" Silverman performed on New York radio when she was four, and by the time she was seven, she'd adopted a Hollywood-sounding stage name that would serve her well. As Beverly Sills, she went on to play an instrumental role in making opera accessible to the American masses.

The oldest opera house in the United States is Philadelphia's Academy of Music, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2007.


VIDEO CLIP
Aida - Celeste Aida... Conclusion
The young captain, Radames, played here by Dennis O'Neill, hopes to lead the Egyptian army against the Ethiopians so h e might win the love of Aida. This is the conclusion ofone of the most memorable arias in opera.

Watch It Now: Aida - Celeste Aida... Conclusion


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible."

ANSWER: W.H. Auden.

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