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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>G'day f_minor</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri></FONT><FONT size=4>I must apologize for the fact that
this has almost nothing to do with GG (apart from the end bit) , but
in a media landscape full of Idols, Idiots, Millionaires and Family Feuds this
is a very interesting experiment. And I thought you might find that interesting,
at least those of you who are into Opera.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (Schweizer
Fernsehen, télévision suisse romande, televisione svizzera italiana) is
going to broadcast Aida.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Live.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>On a Friday.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>At eight. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Prime Time. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Being performed on a bridge. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>And around a million people will be watching on
TV.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>SF 1 will broadcast Verdi's Aida live from the
middle Rhine bridtge in Basel this Friday night (basically round the
corner from me). This is not the first time they do something that unusual, I
think they broadcasted La Triviata (heh) live from Zurich Central Train Station
and got an award for that. Here is the teaser trailer for Aida : <A
title="http://www.videoportal.sf.tv/video?id=16b64934-dc52-49cd-86de-c30242ba2645
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href="http://www.videoportal.sf.tv/video?id=16b64934-dc52-49cd-86de-c30242ba2645">http://www.videoportal.sf.tv/video?id=16b64934-dc52-49cd-86de-c30242ba2645</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>I have to give them credit for that, a TV station
daring to broadcast a live opera during prime time these days deserves
quite some respect. If you want to see it, t</FONT><FONT face=Calibri><FONT
size=4>ry </FONT><A
title="http://www.zatoo.com
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href="http://www.zatoo.com/"><FONT
title="http://www.zatoo.com/
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size=4>www.zatoo.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4>. If SF1 will not be available, try
to get a fake IP, that should to the trick and is not that difficult. Europeans
please check your Satellite recievers or try Zattoo. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>The event starts on Friday at 20:00 CET, I
Have fun and enjoy !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>End of OT, but there is a GG connection I managed to knit in
here not to disgruntle the purists.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Are people who like GG also Opera lovers ? I have often
wondered about that. And how come he liked such horribly pompous monstrosities
like Wagner Operas ? Given his ideas and theories about music he should
have resented Wagner (which he didn't) or have I missed the bus here somewhere
?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>P</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Pat</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>