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chibi-koun replied to your post “the-rear-admiral-reborn replied to your post “I’m not going to be...”
Can you make it to the Tokyo one? If you don't have class it would make for a fun trip
I probably would have class DX but I will look into it at least...
chibi-koun replied to your photoset “o yea this happened too”
Congratulations on your marriage
thanks roman is dead
chibi-koun replied to your post “My extended Jewish family just had The Discussion (thru email since we...”
Got very similar emails from my Jewish family as well. They all got together to discuss the midterm elections, too, so they want to fight it out if they can.
oh yeah, i mean it would take things getting dramatically worse for us to actually book it, but the fact that the conversations (in many jewish spaces it seems) are happening is a bar i’ve never encountered in my lifetime.
Also Chievelin, Beni in NBN, and Sylvia
Definitely not what I was expecting (except for Chievelin because of course), but not unwelcome! Sylvia is adorable and I love that you associate her with me! Thanks, Chibi!
AHHHHHH THE BENI SCREECH IN NBN IS THE BEST (although Beni as Mrs. Mel is also a delight; besame muuuuucho~)
chibi-koun answered: This is the second time I’ve seen the question, so I checked her page. It looks like the CD and DVD will be released on the 24th, but the club sales opened already
Huh, I though for sure it was the 16th but maybe that’s when the concert was starting? But anywho, still trying to figure out where it will be sold. But maybe the sites just don’t have it up yet.
Top five operas!
Oh dear, this might be tricky. I suppose I deserve that after making you choose your favorite Chie and Nene roles XD Also, it occurs to me that I’ve seen/heard a lot of opera excerpts but not a whole lot in their entirety. Thankfully, all of the ones listed below I have completed in some capacity.
5. I haven’t seen it in its entirety, but from a purely musical perspective I really enjoy Phillip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach. First of all, I like minimalism. The repetitive quality can be very soothing and just nice to hear. This one, in particular, is a great opera to have playing in the background during studying or some other task that doesn’t require a lot of focus on the music. Uniquely, the title character doesn’t ever speak or sing, he only appears as a violinist. All other words are spoken and sung by members of the chorus. A favorite excerpt (and general taste of the opera) is the finale, Knee Play 5.
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Beautiful in either German or English. It has some of my favorite things ever, in opera or otherwise - fantasy elements, funny baritones, very catchy arias (I had the one from Act 1 when Tamino is playing his flute to charm all the nearby animals into dancing stuck in my head earlier) that can also be quite beautiful to hear, dancing animals, and general goofiness at times. I mean, you have a bird man who falls in love with a bird woman and then they sing a duet to proclaim their love and babies ever after. So cute and silly. XD Favorite excerpt: the Act 1 Quintet between Tamino, Papageno, and the Three Ladies.
3. Definitely the most recent of my favorites is Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath. It’s an operatic adaption of the John Steinbeck novel of the same name, and it is a beast of an American opera. Taking elements from other American operas, folk songs, musical theatre, and likely other inspirations, Gordon creates a 4 hour adventure. There’s something for every voice type, and plenty for the chorus to do as well. I got to see this one live at Northwestern University in 2013, so there’s that. Check out this ensemble number from Act I, “The Plenty Road.”
2. It’s an operetta, but I’m counting it anyway - Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. Partially because I had a leading role when my university did it in the spring of 2013. BUT it’s very silly and chock full of great music in English. Big choruses, lots of arias/duets/trios/etc., fun for all voices. And it has singing pirates, how could you not like that? Especially when said pirates are trying and failing at being quiet, resulting in THE BEST MALE CHORUS NUMBER IN THE SHOW.
1. No contest, my top favorite is Georges Bizet’s Carmen. It was my first opera that I got exposed to and subsequently became obsessed with at the age of 10. Also, as a mezzo-soprano, I am a lover/defender of all major mezzo roles, most particularly Carmen. But really, this opera is amazing. Wonderful music, featuring some of the most well-known arias in the popular consciousness of opera. I’ve never seen it live, but SOMEDAY I WILL. If I had to choose a favorite excerpt, it would probably be the final duet between José and Carmen. Really, I love this entire opera, but that is my favorite part of all. It’s just so visceral and raw and full of emotion. Also Jonas Kaufmann is a wonderful Don José.
HARLOCK
OH BOY KIDS LET’S TALK ABOUT CAPTAIN FUCKING HARLOCK, SOMETHING THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE BEFORE MOST OF YOU WERE EVEN BORN AND IS STILL FUCKING SWEET
Favorite Male Character: Well, Harlock of course! I don’t really know how he couldn’t be your favorite character. He’s particularly great in Cosmo Warrior Zero when he still has reasons to be happy
Favorite Female Character: There aren’t many in Leijiverse but I do like (1978 Space Pirate Captain Harlock) Miime quite a lot! I also like Kei, but some people don’t know how to write her and that’s bad.
Least Favorite Character: God…fucking Tadashi Daiba. GET OFF THE ARCADIA YOU LITTLE BASTARD BEFORE YOU GET KEI SHOT AGAIN (I remember Endless Odyssey. I DO NOT FORGET)
Favorite Ship: Not really applicable in Captain Harlock! Well, Tochiro and Emeraldas are a thing, so I’ll go with them. Shame we rarely see both of them together, you know, living though.
Favorite Friendship: Harlock & Miime in main canon, it’s nice that they can just chill, drink and jam to harp music in his room like it’s nobody’s business. Harlock & Tochiro in any prequels, because their relationship is so sweet and they clearly love each other so much. They play well off each other, compensate for each other’s weaknesses…sigh SHAME TOCHIRO DIES MOST OF THE TIME
Favorite Quote: THE ENTIRE 1978 THEME SONG, FIGHT ME
Worst Character Death (if any): Tochiro’s. Harlock will never be the same. For something that happens in the main plot and not a flashback, when Maji kills his ‘daughter’. It’s pretty fucked up he had to kill his child even though she was never, ever anything other than a brutal spy and never even loved him.
This made me so happy you have no idea Moment: When I put the Endless Odyssey DVDs in my computer for the first time and heard the theme song and was emotionally compromised. Also, in Cosmo Warrior Zero where Harlock, you know, smiles because wow look at that his friends aren’t dead for once.
Saddest Moment: Endless Odyssey’s ending wasn’t sad exactly but it was definitely rather traumatizing. Most of the Harlock series have sad endings though.
Favorite Location: The Arcadia’s Main Computer. #FreeTochiro
Fashion, lolita, Mirio, Poland, Moi Meme Moitie
Haha, me in a nutshell :D Thank you, Chibi! ♥
