[dp0622]

The storyline broke my heart, poor guy.

But I ALWAYS knew it sounded TOO rock n rolly and suspected something.

I am saddened by your plagiarism news :(

And actually, the story is what i really liked.

Think of Me, Music of the Night and the main theme song, as well as Say You’ll Love Me are the four songs I liked. :)

Let me know when there is an opera in NYC that you think is worthy of seeing as I trust your opinion far more than mine :)

Saw one German one and didn’t like it. Will stick with the Italians :)

[nopardons]

Re opera....stick to the old chestnuts....CARMEN, AIDA, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, LA BOHEME, THE MAGIC FLUTE ( which is really an operetta, but is now considered an opera and I don't know why ), and TURANDOT ( you'll LOVE it! ); you can't go wrong with any of those, unless someone decides to "modernize" them or some such idiocy. :-)

Personally, I LOVE Wagner, but he's awfully heave, the RING CYCLE is too damned long for most people, and I HATE THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. :-)

Verdi and Pucini are always good picks. :-)

Re THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA....see the silent ( Lon Channey stars ) and the several talkie remakes on TCM. I'll try to remember to let you know when they are on.