“First Time to the Opera”

02-26-2023

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Went to Downtown Denver

And saw The Dead City¹:

Where the Lead Soprano², she

‘Lost her Voice temporarily’

And so became –

‘The Voice³‘ offstage –

Wholly embodied,

In performance ~

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@bykaileyann

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^Footnotes:

• ^{1 – February 25, 2023. The Ellie Caulkins Opera House at Denver Performing Arts Complex: A PORTRAIT OF OBSESSION | DIE TOTE STADT (THE DEAD CITY). Performed in German, with English and Spanish subtitles at every seat. Music by Erich Korngold; Libretto by Julius Korngold. Premiered December 4, 1920, Hamburg State Opera (Hamburg, Germany)}
• ^{2 – Soprano who portrayed Marie/Marietta in DIE TOTE STADT.}
• ^{3 – ‘The Voice‘ of Marie/Marietta in DIE TOTE STADT.}