Jeopardy show question

[caroljane]

Ninth here is one for you: category, opera singers who remind you of Ayn Rand.Answer: She wore a breastplate and conquered Isabel Bayrakdarian in her Cleopatra bling. Hit the buzzer!

Sorry, I was watching House. I'm betting the opera in question is Julius Caesar by Handel, and so I would guess the singer is David Daniels. But you're asking for a she. Trick question? I saw David Daniels do the role in Chicago opposite Danielle DeNiese oh, maybe 5 years ago. Anyway, I don't know. I'm not really into Baroque opera, not very much.

You are so good. Right opera, and Daniels would have been great, but really he is not much like Rand to look at.

The other contestant , me,answers correctly Ewa Podlusch or however the hell you spell her. She marched out on the stage in an ill-fitting costume, hit her mark, looked around at the orchestra (not in a complimentary way), opened her mouth, and owned us. Me especially, and even partially my poor friend who hates opera but took me there because it was a sad time for me and she wanted to do something for me, and oh she did.

I will always remember that performance so dearly. The stalwart sturdy brilliance of that singer, just doing her job, the entire delight of the music, the beauty and awfulness and inevitability of life.

[9thdoctor]

The other contestant , me,answers correctly Ewa Podlusch or however the hell you spell her.

I think you mean Ewa Podleś.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewa_Podleś

Was this a performance in Canada? You're where, Toronto? I went to the Chicago performance of Julius Caesar because I was in town for a conference (work stuff) and have gone to the Chicago Lyric 4-5 times so whatever they were doing, I was going. I saw Isabel Bayrakdarian there, I think she was Zerlina (in Don Giovanni), that was more than 5, less than 10 years ago. Bryn Terfel was the Don, and the rest of the cast was just off the charts. One of the best performances of anything I've ever been to anywhere.

BTW, the Chicago production was set in colonial India, it was some really goofy stuff. This Barcelona production is looking pretty silly too. I gather that's Pompey's head, but now who's who? Oh forget it!

Edited May 24, 2011 by Ninth Doctor

[Selene]

Ninth Doctor,

Thank you for the correction. Its been a long day filled with strenuous activity and I am exhausted and obviously not thinking.

As a token of my appreciation here is a link to a BeforeITsNews.com article which contends that the Birth Certificate of one Barack Hussein Obama was found at Mombasa hospital in Kenya:

http://beforeitsnews...ya,_Africa.html

I have chosen to bury this tidbit here rather than start a new thread as this issue has been beaten to death. Most Americans believe eligibility depends on being born on American soil. My understanding is that the Founders thought that having both parents who were American citizens was necessary to have a future president raised by those who were loyal to America first. I have posted here that Vattel's Laws of Nations published in 1755 or thereabouts was widely read by the Founders which explains why they thought it unnecessary to give a complete definition of the concept: Natural Born Citizen.

Presumably if both of Obama's parents were American citizens at the time of his birth that would fulfill that requirement. Still residency would play a role as well.

Doc.

This is from the Corsi book and forms part of a significant evidentiary trail which goes beyond the "being born in Hawaii" and the "birth certificate" recently produced by the regime. The Corsi contention is that there was an elaborate coverup which began with the African birth records.

Corsi is allegedly contemplating filing criminal charges in the next two (2) weeks. It will be really hilarious if they get nailed on a coverup rather than the original fudging.

Adam

[9thdoctor]

Doc.

Not me, you mean Gulch. I've been dismissive of the whole birther thing from the beginning, on the grounds that if there was something to it, Hillary's goons would have found and used it.

[caroljane]

The other contestant , me,answers correctly Ewa Podlusch or however the hell you spell her.

I think you mean Ewa Podleś.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewa_Podleś

Was this a performance in Canada? You're where, Toronto? I went to the Chicago performance of Julius Caesar because I was in town for a conference (work stuff) and have gone to the Chicago Lyric 4-5 times so whatever they were doing, I was going. I saw Isabel Bayrakdarian there, I think she was Zerlina (in Don Giovanni), that was more than 5, less than 10 years ago. Bryn Terfel was the Don, and the rest of the cast was just off the charts. One of the best performances of anything I've ever been to anywhere.

BTW, the Chicago production was set in colonial India, it was some really goofy stuff.

Oh, you lucky! I envy you, would love to have seen that-Don G is my only, could not live without opera. No production could harm it, and every one just brings out something else. I've mentioned elsewhere how I loved the Sellars one. Yes, it was the Canadian Opera Company, 2001 that I saw Ewa, I have seen Isabel B. three or four times there, and Daniels once )I think - I could have him confused with another countertenor with similar name.

You could deduce from the above that my primary interest is more the music than the singers, --when I first fell hopelessly in love with the classical genre, it was all orchestral, symphonies mainly, and concerti heavy on the instrumentation. It seems weird, but to me then, it was like the voice was some kind of interference between me and the music, or a bossy commentator - unnecessary. Of course I outgrew that and became a more or less normal music consumer, value-swooning when appropriate.

I can't think of Handel as "Baroque opera" though, anymore than I can think of Shakespeare as "Elizabethan drama", ==he's Handel. When he wrote Messiah he said he felt he had seen the face of Heaven, and the Great God himself. And as he showed it to the rest of us, I for one believe him. Certainly for us godless Anglicans, he solved the is-ought problem, once and for all. Thanks, GF. To counterbalance the curses of all those sopranos who had to work with you, you have the blessings of we who get to listen to you, and praise you in the gates.

Edited May 24, 2011 by daunce lynam

[Selene]

Doc.

Not me, you mean Gulch. I've been dismissive of the whole birther thing from the beginning, on the grounds that if there was something to it, Hillary's goons would have found and used it.

Sorry Dennis, I meant Gulch who is a Doctor, not Ninth Doctor.

[9thdoctor]

Oh, you lucky! I envy you, would love to have seen that-Don G

You inspired me to pull out the program (it's in a file cabinet next to the computer, so not such a big deal).

October 19, 2004

Bryn Terfel

Karita Mattila

Susan Graham

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo

Kurt Streit

Isabel B

Kyle Ketelsen

Andrew Davis

And yeah, it was as good as it looks. The tenor, Kurt Streit, actually got the biggest ovation, and deserved it.

[caroljane]

Oh, you lucky! I envy you, would love to have seen that-Don G

You inspired me to pull out the program (it's in a file cabinet next to the computer, so not such a big deal).

October 19, 2004

Bryn Terfel

Karita Mattila

Susan Graham

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo

Kurt Streit

Isabel B

Kyle Ketelsen

Andrew Davis

And yeah, it was as good as it looks. The tenor, Kurt Streit, actually got the biggest ovation, and deserved it.

Yum, yum, yum. I've never heard any of them except Terfel (quadruple yum), Graham and Davis. Ildebrando D'Arcangelo!

Could he ever have become anything but an opera singer with such a name? Maybe he didn't even want to be. Imagine him at fourteen:

Papa, try to understand, I'm going to apply to dental school.I want to be a dentist, not a bass-baritone!

Papa: Aieeee!! (Whap, whap). Shuddup your mouth. I didn't hear those words, your Mama! She be here now and not dead you kill her.

Ilde: I'm sick and tired of voice lessons! The guys at school make fun of me, the girls won't go out with me, Professor Carabinieri has bad breath.

P: (Whap) Carabinieri the finest teacher in this part of the city. What we go through to make him take you, you never know...nevermind those stupida kids, they no laugh when you headline at La Scala. And girls they go out with you plenty, beautiful ones not like that puta Tracy next door with the tattoos and never no clothes on. Maria Callas she like you, they laugh at her and she was fat, but when she an opera star, Aristotle Onassis he go out with her.

I: Who..that ugly old Greek guy?

P: His billion dollars no so ugly! Ildebrando, Ildebrando... that name for the headlights in Milan, London, New York, not some lowrise with a big tooth on it in Moose Jaw!

I: But Papa... you never listen to me, you don't care what I want...

P: I listen plenty when you singa good. And I know what you want,the same thing I want, you wanna get to the Conservatory for your lesson on time for a change. Where your music? Why can you never leave it on the piano where it supposed to be? (Whap)

Edited May 30, 2011 by daunce lynam

[9thdoctor]

Yum, yum, yum. I've never heard any of them except Terfel (quadruple yum), Graham and Davis.

They're all big names, with recordings, videos etc. except the second to last one, haven't heard of him (he played Masetto). Mattila's really big at the Met, doing Manon Lescaut and Salome. I saw her in Jenufa there, a while back. She's good looking enough to really do such roles justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pstGxMFaR8M

Edited May 30, 2011 by Ninth Doctor

[caroljane]

Yum, yum, yum. I've never heard any of them except Terfel (quadruple yum), Graham and Davis.

They're all big names, with recordings, videos etc. except the second to last one, haven't heard of him (he played Masetto). Mattila's really big at the Met, doing Manon Lescaut and Salome. I saw her in Jenufa there, a while back. She's good looking enough to really do such roles justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pstGxMFaR8M

'm guessing that Ildebrando (the real one) played Leporello. Yes/no?

Incidentally when I saw Ewa Podles she played Caeser. Carolia divisia in partes tres, she/he conquered all three of them.

[9thdoctor]

2nd day of the new season and guess who they're asking about? The category was "Literary hero's jobs", or something like that. It was in the double jeopardy round, and it was the middle of the board question. "Howard Roark". The answer (ahem, question) was of course "architect". But no one rang in. Trebek again pronounced "Rand" rather oddly, sort of like "wand" though not quite.

[9thdoctor]

From this evening's show:

While collecting material for “The Fountainhead” she worked as an unpaid typist in an architect’s office.

Who was Ayn Rand, naturally. It was the $200 clue, therefore the easiest item in the first round. The category was either American Novels or 20th century novels, something like that. The first guy to ring in got it. He just said "Rand", so no one had to negotiate the pronunciation of Ayn.

[9thdoctor]

From tonight's show, first round, the category was Canadian musicians (or rock?), the last item in the category was:

This trio hit it big in the 70’s with the Ayn Rand inspired album 2112

[Selene]

From tonight's show, first round, the category was Canadian musicians (or rock?), the last item in the category was:

This trio hit it big in the 70’s with the Ayn Rand inspired album 2112

I assume it would be RUSH...right?

[caroljane]

From tonight's show, first round, the category was Canadian musicians (or rock?), the last item in the category was:

This trio hit it big in the 70’s with the Ayn Rand inspired album 2112

I assume it would be RUSH...right?

And the category question could also be, "Four of the 76 Objectivist-influenced People in Canada"

[Selene]

From tonight's show, first round, the category was Canadian musicians (or rock?), the last item in the category was:

This trio hit it big in the 70’s with the Ayn Rand inspired album 2112

I assume it would be RUSH...right?

And the category question could also be, "Four of the 76 Objectivist-influenced People in Canada"

Wow...low blow...

Kitty Catebowing

[9thdoctor]

I assume it would be RUSH...right?

And the category question could also be, "Four of the 76 Objectivist-influenced People in Canada"

First of all, Rush is a trio. Secondly, I wonder if you watched that debate, Peikoff and partner vs. socialists, from 1984? I linked it recently. That was done in Canada. There were certainly more than 76 people in the Peikoff claque that night, and their numbers can have only grown since then. Faster than Mormons, we O'ists multiply. Also, the Brandens, Peikoff, and some others in "the movement" are Canadian, at least originally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P7x7e19j-8

[caroljane]

I assume it would be RUSH...right?

And the category question could also be, "Four of the 76 Objectivist-influenced People in Canada"

First of all, Rush is a trio. Secondly, I wonder if you watched that debate, Peikoff and partner vs. socialists, from 1984? I linked it recently. That was done in Canada. There were certainly more than 76 people in the Peikoff claque that night, and their numbers can have only grown since then. Faster than Mormons, we O'ists multiply. Also, the Brandens, Peikoff, and some others in "the movement" are Canadian, at least originally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P7x7e19j-8

1984 indeed. That claque were all bussed in from Buffalo.

The Branden-Peikoff tribe became Americans as fast as they could, so they don't count.

Sorry, I thought Rush was a quarttet. That makes it 75.

[9thdoctor]

Another Rand one tonight, this is in the College tournament, the category was...ugh I forget. It was name the book based on a cutesy plot description. Atlas Shrugged was the desired response. It was Galt something railroad something... It was in double jeopardy, was the last clue in the category, and the first person to ring in got it right. It was the last quarter final match, maybe when it comes around again on reruns I'll see it again and transcribe the clue properly.

[merjet]

Another Rand one tonight, this is in the College tournament, the category was...ugh I forget. It was name the book based on a cutesy plot description. Atlas Shrugged was the desired response. It was Galt something railroad something... It was in double jeopardy, was the last clue in the category, and the first person to ring in got it right. It was the last quarter final match, maybe when it comes around again on reruns I'll see it again and transcribe the clue properly.

As I recall "non-Rand Corporation" was also part of the clue. The clues and anwers will likely appear here later today.

[9thdoctor]

Tonight's warmed the cockles of me heart, the $600 clue was about Rand, roughly "Alissa Rosenbaum came from Russia and took this name, first name rhymes with pine", and the first person to ring in got it right. The cockle warming really came from the $1000 clue, which was about Wodehouse, the correct answer would have been "who was Jeeves", but no one rang in. Also, the $200 clue was about James Joyce and Henrik Ibsen. Nice to see them all together. I forget what the other two clues in the category were about.

[GALTGULCH8]

You all realize that Rand explained that her first name rhymed with "mine" not "pine" for obvious reasons. That always meant that mine implied selfishness which was a crucial part of her iconoclastic philosophy.

[9thdoctor]

Alrightee, let's get these right:

http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=3942

The category was FACTS ABOUT AUTHORS and this was the $400 clue:

Upon arriving in the U.S. from Russia in 1926, Alisa Rosenbaum took this name; the first name rhymes with "pine"

The $1K clue was:

Best known for his stories about Bertie Wooster & this valet, P.G. Wodehouse was interned in Berlin for most of WWII

I must direct a stern tut-tut towards the clue writers, Wodehouse was "interned" in Poland, approximately 20 miles from Auschwitz, for about a year. Then he was released and spent some months in Berlin, but no longer as an internee and staying at the same hotel where decades later Michael Jackson would have his baby dangling moment. Wodehouse in fact spent most of the war in Paris, more time there than anywhere else.

Going back to the February Rand reference, here's how the clue read:

Workin' on the transcontinental railroad; Galt-ernate reality; from the Rand non-corporation

[9thdoctor]

Tonight, in the category "Literary Lovers" was one about The Fountainhead. Dominique and Howard, blah blah blah, I forget the wording. Trebek pronounced "Ayn" correctly.

[GALTGULCH8]

I saw it too.

It was the $800 dollar answer:

"In this Ayn Rand novel, the chilly Dominique Francon finally throws herself at heroic architect Howard Roark"

A softball dead give away answer!

Trebek might have mentioned that Atlas Shrugged part II is in theaters today.

The right novel was given by "

Keith Whitener, a research chemist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina (whose 4-day cash winnings total $87,998)

I googled until I found the J! Archive at http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4002

which gives all the questions and the names occupations and home town of each of the contestants. You can click on the box of each answer and the question will appear.