re that sci-fi opera

[Mark Wright AIA]

Howdy
P would almost certainly make a good librettist. Team him up with Elvis
Costello. Sift both together with Tim Burton. Bake in hot oven and
voila...
Mark

--- Jasper Fidget <jasper at hatguild.org> wrote:
> I was just dubious over the supposition (yours mainly) that a great
> author should necessarily also make a great composer; I see that you
> now
> qualify that assertion, however, so I'm less inclined to argue.  It's
> not inconceivable and it's not unheard of, and if P were to pull that
> off I would not be utterly surprised--but I would certainly be
> impressed.  The number of truly great crossover artists is quite
> small;
> I'm reminded of Michael Jordan donning a baseball uniform....
> 
> Jasper Fidget
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
> Behalf Of Doug Millison
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:57 AM
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: re that sci-fi opera
> 
> 
> 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."
> 
> 


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