Senna, The Opera.

RFT · Post by **RFT** » 15 Apr 2010, 09:13

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/art ... le1534598/

“Well, we now know the title and subject matter the new opera he's shepherding to stage for the Metropolitan Opera and English National Opera. Senna, as it is called, will have music by post-minimalist composer Michael Torke and libretto by Korie; the opera concerns the Brazilian Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna da Silva, who was killed in a crash during the 1994 Grand Prix.”

It's hard to add anything to that...

coops · Post by **coops** » 15 Apr 2010, 09:27

Well, im still waiting for the movie produced and starring Antonio Banderas (anybody else remember that story?).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1547619.stm

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » 15 Apr 2010, 11:46

I'm waiting for Jacques Villeneuve - The ballet, however if/when this comes to fruition, i'd head to the theatre for Live from the Met night, if only for this :lol:

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 15 Apr 2010, 12:28

Senna, The Opera.

Do not want.

Deletraz, The Opera.

Do want.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 15 Apr 2010, 13:35

How does a Formula 1 opera work exactly? I mean, it may be interesting, but how do you do that? I don't get it in my brain. Would the scenes look like this:

Last Act, Scene 3 - Adalaide 1993

*We see Senna and Prost on the podium as the music starts to play*

Senna: "Here we stand..."
Prost: "Now it's gone..."
Senna: "Goodbye my friend!"
Prost: "My career is done!"
Senna: "We had some fights..."
Prost: "... but we also had our heights. We were prepared to win..."
Senna: "and we were prepared to sin!"
Prost: "I made errors only a fool makes..."
Senna: "... but I was unfair, too."
Prost: "Our careers had some MISTAAAAAAAAAAAAKES!"
Senna: "But I'll still miss .... yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

I really don't get it...

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 15 Apr 2010, 14:13

shinji wrote:Senna, The Opera.

Do not want.

Deletraz, The Opera.

Do want.

Surely they should contract Murray Walker for this: "and-And-AAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!!!!!!!!What is Deletraz doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooing?". I'd pay in abundance to hear that, with Deletraz himself jumping from one side of the stage to another, wearing a ballet skirt and swaying his head like a maniac with rabies.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 15 Apr 2010, 14:38

Klon wrote:Last Act, Scene 3 - Adalaide 1993

*We see Senna and Prost on the podium as the music starts to play*

Senna: "Here we stand..."
Prost: "Now it's gone..."
Senna: "Goodbye my friend!"
Prost: "My career is done!"
Senna: "We had some fights..."
Prost: "... but we also had our heights. We were prepared to win..."
Senna: "and we were prepared to sin!"
Prost: "I made errors only a fool makes..."
Senna: "... but I was unfair, too."
Prost: "Our careers had some MISTAAAAAAAAAAAAKES!"
Senna: "But I'll still miss .... yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Pure brilliance, right there. I hope they hire you, my friend.

PWNSNBM · Post by **PWNSNBM** » 15 Apr 2010, 16:14

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 15 Apr 2010, 17:22

Change two letters in the name of the composer "Torke" and see what name you get. Should explain that the opera will be cookie-cutter and uninteresting.

Pedestrian · Post by **Pedestrian** » 16 Apr 2010, 18:53

Klon wrote:How does a Formula 1 opera work exactly? I mean, it may be interesting, but how do you do that? I don't get it in my brain. Would the scenes look like this:

Last Act, Scene 3 - Adalaide 1993

*We see Senna and Prost on the podium as the music starts to play*

Senna: "Here we stand..."
Prost: "Now it's gone..."
Senna: "Goodbye my friend!"
Prost: "My career is done!"
Senna: "We had some fights..."
Prost: "... but we also had our heights. We were prepared to win..."
Senna: "and we were prepared to sin!"
Prost: "I made errors only a fool makes..."
Senna: "... but I was unfair, too."
Prost: "Our careers had some MISTAAAAAAAAAAAAKES!"
Senna: "But I'll still miss .... yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

I really don't get it...

And instead of an orchestra for the soundtrack they could try revving a couple of F1 engines:
Wroom...Wrooom...Wrooom...Wrooommm
WROOM....WROOM...WROOM...WROOOOOOOOM!!

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 16 Apr 2010, 19:54

Nigel Mansell the opera.......that bloke from the "Go Compare" ads could play him.....

Too slim?

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 16 Apr 2010, 22:37

An F1 musical, grease-style, would be epic 8-)

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 16 Apr 2010, 23:17

Queen the musical.....

"We are the Champions"........oh......no .......wait.........aaaaarrrrggghhh

This wrote:An F1 musical, grease-style, would be epic

Lewis & Nicole could play the leads....you're the one that I want..er don't.....er do again....er .........

Or West Side Story....

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 16 Apr 2010, 23:23

sound of music style, now that would be perfect!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 17 Apr 2010, 07:29

This wrote:sound of music style, now that would be perfect!

The Hills are alive with the sound of V12s?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 17 Apr 2010, 07:44

This wrote:sound of music style, now that would be perfect!

Buemi dancing on the hills of Switzerland in a dress and signing about the Edelweiss? :lol:

Reverie Planetarian · Post by **Reverie Planetarian** » 17 Apr 2010, 07:52

Nuppiz wrote:
This wrote:sound of music style, now that would be perfect!

Buemi dancing on the hills of Switzerland in a dress and signing about the Edelweiss?

You're lucky I didn't read this while I was eating or drinking anything.

Else I'd be dead already.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 17 Apr 2010, 14:10

Nuppiz wrote:Buemi dancing on the hills of Switzerland in a dress and signing about the Edelweiss?

We could also have Alonso in a Sevillana dress and playing the castanets, as well as Hamilton wearing the F1 Rejects official combat fatigues (refer to watka's combat rules to get the joke), Liuzzi as a gondola rower, or Chandhok belly-dancing and make somewhat of a worldwide parade to exploit his idea.

watka · Post by **watka** » 17 Apr 2010, 15:04

And to continue the racial stereotypes; Schumacher, Rosberg, Sutil, Hulkenberg and Vettel can all turn up with a tankard of beer in one hand and a brockwurst on a steak fork.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 17 Apr 2010, 15:32

evil mastermind schumacher
crazy professor bernie

DonTirri · Post by **DonTirri** » 17 Apr 2010, 21:08

watka wrote:And to continue the racial stereotypes; Schumacher, Rosberg, Sutil, Hulkenberg and Vettel can all turn up with a tankard of beer in one hand and a brockwurst on a steak fork.

Not to forget their Lederhosen.

But they would be upstaged by Räikkönen and Kovalainen who come in also having tankads... Full of Vodka.

Post by **Nuppiz** » 18 Apr 2010, 15:31

DonTirri wrote:
watka wrote:And to continue the racial stereotypes; Schumacher, Rosberg, Sutil, Hulkenberg and Vettel can all turn up with a tankard of beer in one hand and a brockwurst on a steak fork.

Not to forget their Lederhosen.

But they would be upstaged by Räikkönen and Kovalainen who come in also having tankads... Full of Vodka.

Don't forget birch twigs.

Reverie Planetarian · Post by **Reverie Planetarian** » 18 Apr 2010, 19:46

There has to be a bit about the state of F1 at the start of Senna's career delivered in the style of Zydrate Anatomy.

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