In a message dated 3/5/2009 11:47:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Jlsperanza writes: --- It's also pretty silly to force a player to perform this _at night_. So the whole thing must be jocular even in the vernacular. ---- ----- Fanciulla del West would have been _great_. I'm less sure about all-American opera though. I'm only familiar with _one_ American opera: Porgy and Bess. But this, re: >silly to force a player to perform Mozart's nacthmusik at night. Apparently by decree Gershwin does prohibit to stage "Porgy and Bess" by non-African-Americans. The Elgin Opera House tried, and got the telegramme that Geary will quote. Cheers, JL **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html