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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. Well... by Darkness404 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, they could have done worse, they could have used YouTube comments.

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  2. It's official: I'm an old fogey by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just don't get Twitter. I'd rather read about my dad picking lint out of his bellybutton than sign up for an account; which from what I've seen is about the same thing.

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  3. Re:I see a little silhoutette of a man by gnick · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I for one welcome the opera made by Twits,
    It's over 9000 (if you're counting gits).
    4chan memes and lolcats,
    Kevin Smith and Mallrats,
    Please!
    Say it isn't...
    Please!
    Say it isn't...
    Please!
    Someone say it isn't so...
    No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

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  4. Re:Fantastic by SCHecklerX · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is there anything it *can*?

  5. Re:Fantastic by bertoelcon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is there anything it *can*?

    It can be annoying.

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