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Friday, October 15, 2004

Neighbors' Chorus

The other day while I was supposed to be doing work the lyrics "Did you beat her and choke her and knock her all about?" came to mind. It's from the Neighbors' Chorus, from the Jacques Offenbach comic opera La Jolie Parfumeuse. How about giving the "Rent" treatment to this? I of course have no idea what the opera is about. ....

.... Aha. This could fly. Various publications on the Web, including some books referenced on Amazon.com, tell me that "La Jolie Parfumeuse" concerns a virtuous perfume salesgirl fighting to maintain her purity in wicked Paris. At the same time it's about a young married woman seduced by a rich financier whose mistress manages to have her sent back to house and husband.

Thanks to PoMoMusings for the lyrics, and for being in the Northwest.

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