[Sloe]

You have until morning to figure out who I have chosen. This riddle solving guy managed to keep his head when all others were losing theirs.

I thought exactly the same Calaf.
Not only that he knows how to risk his head again to make Turandot to love him.

 

[The Conte]

There are far too many men being chosen here.

I pick Susanna from nozze di Figaro.

N.

 

[Tsaraslondon]

There are far too many men being chosen here.

I pick Susanna from nozze di Figaro.

N.

I chose three women - and Gianni Schicchi!

 

[The Conte]

I chose three women - and Gianni Schicchi!

I know, but you were the only poster who choose women (did someone else choose Merry Wives as well up thread?)

N.

 

[Tsaraslondon]

I know, but you were the only poster who choose women (did someone else choose Merry Wives as well up thread?)

N.

I'm not sure, but they should have done.

 

[Itullian]

Hans Sachs..........

 

[The Conte]

Hans Sachs..........

I'm not impressed... There's a many a smarter Wagner character than that...

N.

 

[DavidA]

Hans Sachs..........

He didn't get the girl though............

 

[Sloe]

He didn't get the girl though............

But he didn´t try to get the girl.

 

[DavidA]

Alice Ford in Falstaff - she makes fools of the men

 

[Itullian]

He didn't get the girl though............

He was bigger and wiser than that.
And he got the love of the whole town.

 

[DavidA]

But he didn´t try to get the girl.

He wasn't smart enough! :lol:

 

[Faustian]

I know, but you were the only poster who choose women (did someone else choose Merry Wives as well up thread?)

N.

Apparently I'm invisible.

I'm not impressed... There's a many a smarter Wagner character than that...

N.

He seems to be a true artist and savant to me. I'm curious who you would deem smarter. Of course a character like Hagen could be classified as smart in a totally different, manipulative sort of way. Although now that I think about it, Sachs is smart enough to manipulate events so that they come out the way he wants them to as well...

 

[Itullian]

He wasn't smart enough! :lol:

He was too smart! :lol:

 

[graziesignore]

Still gets himself killed though!

But ah, he wanted to get killed! Who's smarter now???

 

[Tsaraslondon]

But ah, he wanted to get killed! Who's smarter now???

Well it's arguable whether that makes him smart or noble? Smart to me is someone who cunningly keeps himself out of trouble, and exploits a situation to his own ends. Gianni Schicchi wins hands down! :lol:

 

[Diminuendo]

The shepherd boy from Tosca. He doesn't get involved in anything that could get him killed. Just tends to his sheep and sings a bit.

 

[Sonata]

For smartest opera character, I'm going to go with Rodrigo from Don Carlo. He knows how to keep royals from going hysterical, knows how to flirt, knows how to deliver secret messages, and knows how to talk smack to a king.

Yeah, I have the feel that he's a fairly intelligent fellow myself. But I'm a bit biased.....any opportunity to vote for Don Carlo!

 

[Sonata]

Well it's arguable whether that makes him smart or noble? Smart to me is someone who cunningly keeps himself out of trouble, and exploits a situation to his own ends. Gianni Schicchi wins hands down! :lol:

Yeah, Gianni Schicci is pretty darn cunning!

 

[howlingfantods]

So, classic movies?

Film noir seems like a pretty easy fit--murder, lust, fascinating femmes fatale, satisfying grim endings. They're practically verismo plots in different settings.

I can think of a bunch of movies but Double Indemnity springs to mind as one with a great set of central characters, and you could do interesting things with the framing device of Neff confessing into his dictaphone thing. Or if you wanted to be a little more contemporary, you could do fun things with The Last Seduction.