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    The Krays

    Erm, not to sound snotty, but yes, I am aware that the Ring cycle is a fifteen hour work in four operas. I'm a ten-year subscriber to S.O. and I paid a lot of money for what was mostly the pleasure of sitting through the whole thing. I would be shocked if S.O. performed the opera with cuts of...
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    The Krays

    Also, it was just on TV TONIGHT, in an ad for a TV show, not sure which one. Might have been "Wife Swap" or similar.
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    The Krays

    I saw the entire "Ring" cycle in Seattle in 2001 and it's not in Wagner's "Ring."
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    The Krays

    I included in my post to the Met Opera site the link to the movie trailer for "The Krays" that was posted earlier in this chain. "Kullervo," though referred to as "a symphonic poem," features baritone and soprano soloists, plus a male chorus. I am not familiar with it, though, so I couldn't...
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    The Krays

    I posted this question on the bulletin board for the Metropolitan Opera Guild. One poster said: It sounds like Sibelius' Kullervo (probably 3rd section) but somewhat altered and bass-driven. And another said: Hmm. Sounds like Sibelius to me, too, but I just listened to the third...
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    The Krays

    Hi, I've been puzzling over this chorus since it was used in the ads for the 1996 TV mini-series "A Season in Purgatory." I'm an opera fan and have seen about 90% of the works in current repertory, but I haven't heard this performed, which makes me think it's more likely from oratorio, a...
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