(Also for Three Word Wednesday and ABC Wednesday: "M" is for "matchmaker")
This scenelet should suggest a well-known opera to you. Which opera?
“You say he wants
desperately to see me? Who is this
fellow?”
“He’s a friend of mine
from the South. He traveled all the way
up here just to meet you.”
“You know how busy I
am. Much as I love to meet country
bumpkins, I’ve got to get ready. We’re
having a tremendous party this evening, a huge blowout, the biggest of the
entire season, and I'm absorbed with it. People say I live for
parties; well, tonight I’m going to prove them right!”
“Wait. This is something special. He’s a fine young guy I think you should get
to know. He thinks you’re the most
wonderful woman he’s ever seen; he followed your career for years. His name is Luther.”
“Yes, it would be
something like Luther. Or Li’l Abner. He’s a groupie, in other words; that does
sound boring.”
“He’s no groupie. I know you’re going to find this a bit
strange, but he tells me, and I believe him, he’s – well, he’s really in love
with you. Sort of by long distance.”
“That’s about the last
thing I need in my life right now. Sounds
like you’ve been playing matchmaker behind my back.”
“No, not really. But as your friend, I'm certain that one of
these days you’re going to get tired of this glitzy life style and think about
settling down.”
“Yeah, right. That’s for me. A fence with a white house around it – though
I may have that a bit twisted – and me rocking away on the porch with one of my
thirteen children. Don’t you get
it? I don’t want that empty, settling down thing! You know my motto, don’t you?”
“I should; I hear it
often enough. ‘Sempre libera,’ always
free.”
“Right. And don’t you forget it.”
“Wait till you meet
this young guy. You’ve forgotten what
true love is – maybe you never knew…”
26 comments:
La Traviata . . . .I think
It is La Traviata perhaps
Hank
The second paragraph suggested "La Traviata." Everything else fits. So "La Traviata" it is.
Three "winners" start us off with the right answer: Eddie Bluelights, kaykuala and naturgesetz.
Sounds like an opera performance I attended early this year ~~ "The Elixir of Love"
La Traviata, I reckon.
ROG, ABCW
Roger Owen Green has given us the correct answer.
Verdi's La Traviata.
Welcome to a newcomer to our little group: beat about the book, who also has the right answer.
Sounds like it could be La Traviata, based on the book by Alexande Dumaa, fils.
Another correct answer, this time from brudberg. (Which would seem to mean "brother mountain," a fine name to have.)
I'm afraid I don't know opera.
ok, I will have to ponder on this puzzle..Thanks for visiting my blog.
After a brief hiatus caused by elderly forgetfulness, I have remembered to look in at you this week and would suggest that the opera to which you refer is: La Traviata. Your quizzes are a brilliant challenge - how could I have forgotten last week's?
Altonian has the right answer.
Your word for the letter M reminds me of the film, and multiple versions of musicals i visited.... Fiddler on the roof.... ;-)
Wonderful word for this weeks challenge!
Have a nice abc-week/day
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫
La Traviata ?
best wishes,
Di,
ABCW team.
Trubes is the latest with the correct answer.
I wonder if it is one of Mozart's operas and then of course it must be a sort of comedy. But I really don't know. which one.
Thanks anyway for your visit to the British Queen. She has a good sense of humour, hasn't she?
Have a great week.
Wil, ABCW Team
The only one I can imagine might be "The Marriage of Figaro"????
Leslie
abcw team
With so many clues this must be Fiddler on the Roof.
I'm not familiar with operas sorry.
Haven't a clue, but I do love a clever love story.
The View from the Top of the Ladder
If only I knew opera. So intriguing.
Is this the Marriage of Figaro? Hmm... nice one! Amy
Sorry I'm a little late...my daughter played the role of Violetta...
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