Jul 032022
 

Yesterday, the radio opera was “Tha Damnation of Faust” by Hector Berlioz. Berlioz was a great composer, but in one way he wasn’t terribly good at opera, because whatever the characteristic is that leads people to relate to highly visual drama, he didn’t have it. There’s plenty of drama in his operas, but it’s mostly internal (which makes it actually excellent for a radio presentation.) Some of them he didn’t even call operas in the end, so he realized that they weren’t very visual. “Romeo and Juliet” he called a “Dramatic Symphony,” and he called “Damnation of Faust” a “Dramatic Legend.” This performance is from the Salzburg Festival, with three big international stars in the three main roles. The opera also contains several instrumental pieces which are often played separately from it, chiefly the Rákóczi March (which in this performance got the kind of applause usually reserved for a star after a big aria), the Dance of the Sylphs, and the Dance of the Wisps. The penultimate ride to hell has also been played separately.

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Crooks & Liars – Christian Nationalist Plans To Make Handmaid’s Tale A Reality
Quote – “Christian nationalism is on the rise, and people are thirsty for it,” he said. “We are the Christian Taliban, and we will not stop until The Handmaid’s Tale is a reality, and even worse than that to be honest.” The little feller went on to say that they are trying to roll back rights for women for 100 years. “It’s only going to get worse for you,” he added.
Click through (there’s also a video.) When someone tells you who they are – believe them!

Wonkette – Trump Pitches Tantrum After Cassidy Hutchinson Fires Lawyer He Assigned Her
Quote – President Crime Boss’s tighty-whities are in a bunch after Mark Meadows’s former top aide testified about all the insane shit he did trying to hold onto power after losing the election. But his rants about Hutchinson’s choice of lawyer are particularly reminiscent of the mafia don he fancies himself.Because Hutchinson’s former counsel, Stefan Passantino, has represented Trump for a long time and in multiple capacities.
Click through for story. If someo else is paying your attorney, you can be pretty confident they are not working for you, but for the person paying them.

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