Hey, Kids!--
I meant to tell you on Wednesday about the AP Lit opera tradition. Every year you have a chance--for a mere $12--to soak up some big-time Western culture by attending a Portland Opera dress rehearsal. It's fun to dress up and do the performing arts patron thing with your classmates & teachers. This fall's offering is "Fidelio," the only opera Beethoven wrote, and it's a great one that reflects the man's passion for liberty and the human spirit. Remember, this is the guy who wrote the Eroica Symphony with Napoleon in mind; then when he realized the Corsican was just another rapacious world conqueror, scratched out Napoleon's name so furiously that he left a hole in the first page of the symphony.
I'll tell you more on Monday after the Lit terms 2 quiz. And Matt, take heart. I wouldn't have anyone else pass out those smokin' exams. The darkest hour, as they say, is always just before the dawn. For us, dawn will be 7:45 on the nose.
See you then!
--JD
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That sounds really neat, actually.
Fidelio holds copious amounts of awesome. The vocal parts are famously hard--really interested as to what the rehearsals sound like.
Sounds like being late on Monday is a definite no-no, though. "7:45 on the nose."
The essay is difficult enough--losing time on a simple terms quiz would be bad. Kind of wish we'd just taken it on Thursday...
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