re that sci-fi opera

[Doug Millison]

Skeptical about what?

That Pynchon said he wanted to work on an opera in his Ford Foundation
grant application?  That's a matter of public record.

That Pynchon could write a libretto for an opera?  You seem to admit that
possibility.

Of course Pynchon could collaborate with a composer and producer.   It's
not inconceiveable that Pynchon has the musical chops to make meaningful
contribution beyond a story and libretto ,too,  given the attention he
gives musical details in his fiction generally, and given the way he
appears to be knowledgeable about the structure of musical forms, key and
time signatures and chord structures, performance details, etc.  Doesn't
one set of rumors portray Pynchon as playing a keyboard?

Beyond the notion that he could collaborate to create an opera production,
I don't know if it's the case with Pynchon, but it's not unheard of for an
artist who shows his kind of talent and creativity in one medium to be able
to perform credibly in other media.

-Doug


Fester:
"Well, this is new data anyway, although I remain skeptical; a libretto
does not an opera make."