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Opera Being Composed On Twitter

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the how-to-jump-the-shark dept.

musefrog writes "The BBC is reporting that the UK's Royal Opera House is to stage an opera created through social networking site Twitter. 'Members of the public have been invited to submit their 'tweets' online — messages of up to 140 characters — which will form the new libretto.The first scene of the as-yet-untitled work has already been completed and features a man who has been kidnapped by a group of birds. Excerpts will be performed at the Royal Opera House in September.' I'm personally looking forward to lots of idiotic net memes and inane emo ramblings being trilled out by aging sopranos."

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  1. I'm looking forward to... by jeffb+(2.718) · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...watching it in Opera.

    1. Re:I'm looking forward to... by megamerican · · Score: 4, Funny

      Remember: It's not over until the fat lady sings.... er, 140 character limit is reached.

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    2. Re:I'm looking forward to... by thePsychologist · · Score: 2, Funny

      I cast thee out onto the darkest sea
      so that I can be free of you and no more be
      a man stricken with pain and gloom
      And be immune from horr

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  2. I see a little silhoutette of a man by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see a little silhoutette of a man

    1. Re:I see a little silhoutette of a man by natehoy · · Score: 4, Funny

      scaramouche, scaramouche, I cn haz fandango?

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    2. Re:I see a little silhoutette of a man by Verdatum · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thundarbult of litening, ceiling cat is fritening me!

  3. All Of Your Base Belong To The Fat Lady by MichaelCrawford · · Score: 2, Funny

    Make Your Aria.

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  4. reviews by NickyGotz22 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The positive reviews for this will total 140 characters or less

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    1. Re:reviews by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Funny

      Positive review:
      @twitlolcat: LOL! THEY CAN HAZ 4 CHZBURGS!!!

      Negative review:

      @joelsiegcat: DO NOT WANT!!! K THX BYE!

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  5. Critic's review by Em+Emalb · · Score: 1, Funny

    @twitopera: Full of fail. It is a pile of excrement and it stinketh to high heaven. FAIL. LUDICROUS FAIL.

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    1. Re:Critic's review by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Funny

      @twitopera: Full of fail. It is a pile of excrement and it stinketh to high heaven.

      From a promotional press release: "@twitopera says new opera promotes growth and awakens the senses."

      And if you don't believe that they'd do that, consider how movie reviewers' words are frequently twisted in advertising (e.g. "Pretty good if you like getting kicked in the head" becomes "Pretty good")

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  6. Not just Boring, but Stupid Boring by Anonymusing · · Score: 3, Funny

    "William is languishing in a tower, having been kidnapped by a group of birds who are anxious for revenge after he has killed one of their number." ... "Hans has promised to rescue him. The Woman With No Name is off to her biochemistry laboratory to make a potion to let people speak to the birds."

    This will only be surpassed when Uwe Boll makes a movie based on MySpace.

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  7. Swallow? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The birds wouldn't, by chance, be swallows of some sort? Did they run African SwallOS (TM) or European SwallOS (TM)? Were husky coconuts or rabid rabbits involved?
    That's all. Off you go, then.

  8. I guess by Presto+Vivace · · Score: 2, Funny

    it will be a light opera :)

  9. Wait until 4chan hear about this.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    First words spoken: "Do you like mudkipz?"

  10. Oper(ett)a: Internet Style by StellarFury · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am the very model of a modern inter-netizen
    I frequent digg and slashdot just like any savvy citizen
    I've earned my stripes and now can gripe as well as any denizen...
    But now I'm set, we're at the Met, and trolling in real life, my friend!
    But now he's set, we're at the Met, and trolling in real life, my friend!
    But now he's set, we're at the Met, and trolling in real life, my friend!
    But now he's set, we're at the Met, and trolling in real life, my friend, my friend!

  11. Libretto: by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, but, yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but, no, but, yeah but I know because I'm not. They don't scare me! Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got, I'm just Vicky Pollard from round the corner from the block. V to the P to the Icky to the Ollard. Oh, my God! That is so unfair! This is like, well, sexual harassment! If you like, fancy me why don't you just say so? God, this is exactly like the time Miss Rennig, who everyone knows is a total lesbian, made Candice Burton stay behind after PE, started telling her off for gobbing on Sunita Geschwani's hair. But everyone knows she only made her stay late because she wanted to get off with her, cuz when she was telling her off her legs were wide open and Candice reckons she could see her spider. No, but yeah, but no, because if you don't let me in then Blazin' Squad are well, gonna give you beatings because I've actually already met them already anyway, actually, down at the Radio 1 Roadshow at Weston Super-Mare! You remember, it was the time I got fingered by Chris Moyles and Hayley Evers reckons she saw Jo Whiley taking a dump in the sea. But, anyway I have met Blazin' Squad and they said I should definitely come backstage and see 'em and do 'em, and anyway I do know them already because I'm their cousin. And if Rowan Gordon says I'm not then don't listen to him because everyone knows he's mental because he once shoved his knob through Miss Mayal's letterbox. No, but, yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but, no, but, yeah but I know because I'm not wasting police time because you know Micha? Well, she saw the whole thing, right, because she was bunking off school because she was gonna go down the wimbley and get off with Luke Griffiths, only she never because he's been trying to grow a moustache but it just looks like pubes, so she got off with Luke Torbet instead, only don't tell Bethany that because she's fancied Luke Torbet ever since she flashed her fanny at him during Home Ec'.

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  12. 140 characters on stage? by findoutmoretoday · · Score: 3, Funny

    Even the royal opera has problems to set 140 characters on stage