New Level - Heirs Of The Golden Fleece 12

Chip · Post by **Chip** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:09 pm

Chapter 12: The heroic deeds of young Loof are familiar in Wonderland.
But did you know that he almost made it into an opera? Have fun!

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:18 pm

It is a good scene, I would keep it in.

Fun puzzle, thanks Chip.

annedanner · Post by **annedanner** » Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:11 pm

Fun level, Chip. Thanks!

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:46 pm

This scene took quite a bit of rehearsing, since I kept attempting something that wasn't in the script.

When I put together the sequence of events and properly blocked our actor, it came together nicely!

Thank you Chip.

Chip · Post by **Chip** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 9:43 pm

"The Pirates Of Penzance" is the best known opera of W.S. Gilbert and A. Sullivan. At the end of the 19th century
they were the top stars of the musical theatre, like Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber at the end of the 20th century.
Of course they highly respected each other, but their passionate disputes about 'topsy-turvy' scenes are legendary.
The sociocritical librettist Gilbert wanted to have as much hullabaloo as possible on stage, the sensitive composer
Sullivan was more interested in the expression of human feelings. They had to search a common denominator again
and again, and they always found it - creating a wonderful era in the history of music.

You can read more about them here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan

Or listen to the opera here:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Piraten_von_Penzance
(Tip: Hear the patter song 'I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General' and then
the great aria 'Poor Wandering One!' to learn more about the common denominator.)

And the video solution is here. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/MplP1dPiWIQ?hd=1

To bad that Loof's scene didn't make it into the work...

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:13 am

Thank you Chip for that wealth of information on Gilbert & Sullivan.

Maybe someday you will have a tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Chip wrote:To bad that Loof's scene didn't make it into the work...

At least his big cameo and alternate take will survive forever here in Wonderland.

DerpzSpycrab · Post by **DerpzSpycrab** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:55 pm

Was a fun level! The solution was so obvious but it took me a little while to get it.