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Fat NZ Parsifal Simon O Neill...

Started by Mozart9 REPLIES406 VIEWS· 12 Dec 2013, 03:20
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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
12 Dec 2013, 03:20
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12 Dec 2013, 03:20#1

....had me abandoning the wife and heading for the hotel bar. Comfortably ensconced with an Ardbeg I was able to put some distance between me and the sight of this fat man  sprawling over the stage. Three hours of a truly horrible production of this turgid piece of Wagner was enough me.....and for several English gents who exited with me.


Over the years Covent Garden has been kind to me. I remember many productions fondly, especially a superb Faust with Bryn Terfel......  Simon O Neill, not so much. Is this porker held in much regard in NZ?

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hakwaPro4,146 posts
12 Dec 2013, 12:28
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12 Dec 2013, 12:28#2
 
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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
12 Dec 2013, 14:53
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12 Dec 2013, 14:53#3
Well Cloudy if you are playing the role of a young, handsome youth, and you are a fat middle aged  slob....even in opera it stretches credibility. Modern opera is also supposed to be a feast for the eyes. But the difference between popular tenors and operatic tenors is vast....most would run out of puff before the first act. Singing the role of Parsifal is a mighty task.  
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hakwaPro4,146 posts
12 Dec 2013, 15:38
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12 Dec 2013, 15:38#4
 wow, Cloudy - he can sing alright. Is there any way he can sing NZ's National Anthem before we face the Poms in the 2015 RWC Grand Final and beat them? 
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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
13 Dec 2013, 00:43
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13 Dec 2013, 00:43#5
 Yoiutwo were doing very well but went astray so quickly. Lets not waste so fine a voice on the wee abs and even more so on the hahahahhaka!
Hacked waaagh and Cloudy that was magnificent. One of my favourites. Sung it once in a choir but to a welsh melody wish was lovely.Man who is like unto HIM!!!
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bobbok...Captain10,129 posts
13 Dec 2013, 00:53
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13 Dec 2013, 00:53#6
 
sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,297 posts
13 Dec 2013, 00:57
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13 Dec 2013, 00:57#7
Fat Bastard. Probably got of his rugby team for eating all of the teams food.  

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nukefreekiwiClub Pro441 posts
13 Dec 2013, 01:13
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13 Dec 2013, 01:13#8
Speaking of "fat bastards".  Does anyone know what ever happened to the fat South African overstayer who  had his residency application declined because of extreme obesity?  It seems he expected  NZ s generous taxpayers to foot the bill for his weight related health issues as he had made little or no effort to rectify his obesity problem until the prospect of deportation loomed large.  Ironic innit? 
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hakwaPro4,146 posts
13 Dec 2013, 02:38
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13 Dec 2013, 02:38#10
 great songs Beeno, thanks for posting. My favourite in your current selection would have to be Light of the World.  
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