Klarinet Archive - Posting 000208.txt from 2008/12

From: Alexander Brash <brash@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: If Mozart Were Alive Today...
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:37:24 -0500

I was being sarcastic :) But perhaps I missed your own sarcasm :)

A

On Dec 31, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Dan Leeson wrote:

> No so, Alexander. The central theme of Cosi Fan Tutte is based on
> lying, cheating, and wife swapping. Marriage of Figaro is also not
> very innocent, having a heavy theme of "right of the first night"
> and sexual predation, which is also a major theme of Don Giovanni.
>
> Dan Leeson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Brash" <brash@-----.edu
> >
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Re: If Mozart Were Alive Today...
>
>
>> Yeah, rappers talk about sex, drugs, cheating, lying, stealing,
>> killing, and rape. I can't think of a single Mozart opera on these
>> topics.
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