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'u' — the First Authentic Klingon Opera On Earth

Posted by samzenpus on from the only-a-filthy-targ-would-miss-it dept.

j0ris writes "The Klingon are passionate opera-lovers, but little is known about their highly evolved form of musical expression. Floris Schonfeld is the initiator and director of 'u', the first authentic Klingon opera on earth. He studied Klingon music theory for over a year, and together with several experts developed various indigenous Klingon instruments. The Terran Klingon Research Ensemble has been set up to further develop a coherent Klingon musical practice amongst human musicians. 'u' premieres on September 9 in The Hague, Netherlands. An invitation by Klingon language expert Marc Okrand has been sent to Kronos, home planet of the Klingons, via radio telescope."

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  1. Klingon opera by Jurily · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it sound like beating someone to death with something large and heavy?

    1. Re:Klingon opera by natehoy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yes. And they serve food that isn't cooked properly and stands a decent chance of killing you. In other words, this is pretty much a normal rock concert except the performers would never bite the heads off a live bat - there's no honor in it.

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    2. Re:Klingon opera by realsilly · · Score: 3, Funny

      The last line of the opera is "Today is a Good day to Die" sung in harmony with those that will do battle before they kill each other.

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  2. Re:Uh huh by Attila+Dimedici · · Score: 4, Funny

    Personally, I loved the phrase "Authentic Klingon Opera". Isn't that similar to "Genuine Imitation Leather"?

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  3. NOT authentic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    An authentic Klingon opera ends with the cast killing off every member of the audience.

  4. He'd probably spell his name right... * by Dr_Barnowl · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... and THEN run you through with his genuine reproduction bat'leth.

    * Kahless

    1. Re:He'd probably spell his name right... * by kahless62003 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Damn right I would.

      qeylIS DaghItlhchu'be'chugh vaj bIHegh

  5. Radio signal? by colinrichardday · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless it's a subspace transmission, it's not reaching Kronos before September 9th.

  6. Can I get a half-price ticket? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For my targ?

    1. Re:Can I get a half-price ticket? by kahless62003 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Of course.

      It will be a tasty part of the feast afterwards.

  7. It's not over until... by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...the fat geek in a Klingon costume sings.

  8. Well... by Dzimas · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd prefer a Cylon opera. The cylons could give away the model of your choice with each ticket. Of course, the world would only have days to live, but at least thousands of geeks would get to spend those days with Lucy Lawless. ;)