A commission from the new Republican administration to compose such a stage work would appear to have all the hallmarks of that poisoned chalice of a commission given by the Nazi authorities to Franz Schmidt to compose Deutsche Auferstehung in celebration of the ongoing achievements of the Dritte Reich, a commission which, however, the composer undoubtedly only accepted in the certainty that he would not live to complete the work.
A commission from the new Republican administration to compose such a stage work would appear to have all the hallmarks of that poisoned chalice of a commission given by the Nazi authorities to Franz Schmidt to compose Deutsche Auferstehung in celebration of the ongoing achievements of the Dritte Reich, a commission which, however, the composer undoubtedly only accepted in the certainty that he would not live to complete the work.
The sheer dignity with which she has omitted to retort that Trump's infamous tweet about her identifies him as "the most overrated President-Elect since American independence" does great credit to an actor whom it would in any case be very hard to overrate; but be careful what you wish for - she's already sung the part of Florence Foster Jenkins!...
Actually, I think such an opera would need a polystylist like your avatar Schnittke. Chorus of the Alt-Right in the style of Carl Orff, followed by Chorus of the Social Justice Warriors using total serialism. Also, variations on Der Hölle Rache for Hillary.
oh god if i could repost this tread on another board i would be ripped "one side and down the other" and the board is about horse racing. this is funny "160 characters" lol lol
This thread about a silly Opera reminds me of Bach's Coffee Cantata;
A masterpiece of the highest counterpoint and other music aspects accumulated in a piece of music about a drink? Now the critics can't tell me Bach didn't have a sense of humour.
Maybe Trumputin in China (remembering Adams), although much might depend upon whether and how soon Trump might abandon the Mexican wall idea in favour of building a Bering Bridge/tunnel...
Il Trumpatore
Un ballo in Trump Tower
La froza del Trump
The Wig
I Putini
Manon Trump (he seems to have a knack for giving pretty young ladies his last name)
I hope SNL and Alec Baldwin do a Trump press conference sketch. Trump is clueless, but Mike Pence is the biggest phony I've ever seen.
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