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Blogger butch said...
Wow, what a difference a good review can make. So the Seattle Opera scene is alive and in wonderful shape under Speight Jenkins, and the Seattle Opera House is one of the technically finest venues to sing in for the great opera stars; that's cool. I guess I kind of remember Glynn Ross days; ancient history, enit?
But straighten me out, please. The Seattle Opera company has no real association with SSO, does it? Don't they have their own orchestra? Are they the SOA?
Anyway, the positive ink with Seattle's name on it is great.
Glenn
5:46 AM
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Blogger Lane Savant said...
The Opera orchestra uses many Symphony musicians but is a separate entity.
The SoSo orchestra hires musicians like Boeing hires machinists.
Neither the musicians nor the machinists are actually part of the hiring organization.
And in the case of the SoSo, they have no basic human rights.
Think of the SoSo as a form of Chinese government who like to go screaming to the cops anytime they feel a cool breeze of truth on their necks.
The SSO surrounds itself with security because, like the Chinese government,it is afraid that sensible, honorable, and decent folks will catch on to what a completely, totally disreputable, incompetent, and useless bunch of losers they are.
The musicians are only associated with these despotic loonies.
Although there are probably some who are loyal card carrying members of the party.
I wouldn't know, I've only had social contact with three of them, and they seemed like loyal Americans.
Even though, being professionals, they are too busy for my pathetic projects.
10:30 AM
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I may post something serious later, but this one is a bit of fun, eh what?
Blogger butch said...
Wow, what a difference a good review can make. So the Seattle Opera scene is alive and in wonderful shape under Speight Jenkins, and the Seattle Opera House is one of the technically finest venues to sing in for the great opera stars; that's cool. I guess I kind of remember Glynn Ross days; ancient history, enit?
But straighten me out, please. The Seattle Opera company has no real association with SSO, does it? Don't they have their own orchestra? Are they the SOA?
Anyway, the positive ink with Seattle's name on it is great.
Glenn
5:46 AM
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Blogger Lane Savant said...
The Opera orchestra uses many Symphony musicians but is a separate entity.
The SoSo orchestra hires musicians like Boeing hires machinists.
Neither the musicians nor the machinists are actually part of the hiring organization.
And in the case of the SoSo, they have no basic human rights.
Think of the SoSo as a form of Chinese government who like to go screaming to the cops anytime they feel a cool breeze of truth on their necks.
The SSO surrounds itself with security because, like the Chinese government,it is afraid that sensible, honorable, and decent folks will catch on to what a completely, totally disreputable, incompetent, and useless bunch of losers they are.
The musicians are only associated with these despotic loonies.
Although there are probably some who are loyal card carrying members of the party.
I wouldn't know, I've only had social contact with three of them, and they seemed like loyal Americans.
Even though, being professionals, they are too busy for my pathetic projects.
10:30 AM
Delete
I may post something serious later, but this one is a bit of fun, eh what?
posted by Lane Savant at 10:30 AM
2 Comments:
Thanks for the clarification. So many things in this world that I am ignorant of--higher math, internal combustion, computers, opera, symphony orchestras, music theory....to name a few.
So you are my touchstone for such empherical data and insights. Hopefully I am your touchstone for the Arts; poetry, films, reviews, icons, posters, biographies, and quotes. In the Arts, I am your man, as Alexis Zorba once said. When it comes to repair, design, construction, theory, math, music, and mechanical/scientific aptitude, you are mine.
And hey, keep having and finding fun within the confines of each day. I like you better with a smile on your puss. Your frown and malaise could bring the good humor man to his knees.
Glenn
Hallo, Glenn -- and Lane!
A clarification: The orchestra for Seattle OPera is mostly Seattle Sympphony musicians (the union is even called the "Seattle Symphony and Opera musicians Organization" (or SSOPO, as they refer to it). Seattle Symphony musicians have "first dib" to play in each Seattle Opera production, and generally choose to play or not to play basede on who will be conducting. They mostly "love" Lawrence Renes, so it won't be hard to get the huge orchestra "Elektra" requires from SSO musicians; it will be interesting to see who signs up for "The Pearl Fishers", probably only those who need the extra money.
Tschüß,
Anonomann (LL has never experienced a Seattle Opera performance)
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