Heldentenor Kenneth Lane//8/13/03,7PM

Helden punk rockers? ROTFL!

Anyone who can sing any part in Der Ring has fully earned his/her right to re-cycling!

will 'I'll kill the wabbit! I'll kill the wabbit!' count?

On the fascinating subject of ring-cycling ... er, I mean, *re*cycling heldentenors, I think we are overdue for the traditional limerick, so here goes:

Singers must, when they’re sup’rannuated, Be dissolved and then reincarnated. Heldentenors conform To the usual norm, For their Dämm’rung is predestinated.

Now, having gotten through the formalities, I wish to present some findings of a project to discover something of what happens to heldentenors after they have passed over the Rainbow Bridge. In order to do this, I cast the runes to the winds, and came up with a number of intriguing acronyms of the word 'heldentenor', as well as its English and German plural forms.

Although the direct answers: HE’S TED RONNEL and HE’S DR E. N. ELTON came up, I don't think we should trust such a seemingly straight answer from the Norns, who also suggest he may become a corporation: HE’S NOREEN LTD. They also deny some identities, such as HE’S NOT DR ELEN and HE’S NOT 'RED' LEN, and offer an assortment of other names without any further hints: DEN THE LONER, ETHEL DONNER, HELEN RODENT, LEON (aka NOEL) THE NERD, HELEN DE SNORT and a large number of persons with professional qualifications: DR HELEN TONE, DR ETHEL NEON, DR HELENE SNOT, DR HENSEL TONE, DR ETHEL NONES, DR ELTON SHEEN, DR THEON LENSE, DR HENTON EELS, DR ELSE HENTON, DR HENTON LEES, DR SENNET HOLE, DR LENE H STONE, DR ETEH NELSON, DR SETH E. NOLEN, and DR OESEN LEHNT, but OHNE DR SELTEN (without Dr Selten) and OHNE DR NESTLE.

. There are certainly many Wagnerian leitmotifs in these misty forecasts, contained in a number of Germain phrases, such as: ERDE ENTLÖHNE (I pay Erde), LODERN STEHEN (is found blazing), LODERN SEHNTE (I longed to blaze) and DONNER STEHLE (I steal thunder), as well as English: LET NORN HEED, and a reference to a mysterious entity, THE LORD ENNE. Several animals seem to figure in the equation as well, in terms such as TEN OLDER HENS, REDOLENT HENS, STOLEN RED HEN, a TEN-HORSE LEND, DROHTEN ESELN (they threatened donkeys), HÖRT DEN ESELN (listen to the donkeys), EDLE ENTE HÖRN (hearing a thoroughbred duck), DER ENTELOHN (the price of a duck), EDEL ROTHENNE (thorougbred red hen), etc., some possibly in the form of food, some for special occasions, like LENT-NOSH DEER (presumably to feed the LENTEN HORDES), and EEL NOSH TREND. (Nutrition must also be of concern in the hereafter, as we learn from the indignant NO HDL ENTREES? (NOTE HDL SNEER) and a reply, NO HDL ERE TEN, as well as mention of the magical source of high-density lipoproteins, the NEON HDL TREES. They do seem, however, to have a very different way of ingesting such things in Valhalla: HDL ENTER NOSE.) Other animal names occur merely in the names of legendary places, such as the famous EDELHENNE TOR (the Gate of the Noble Hen), and constellations like the DOHLESTERNEN (jackdaw stars). But one true revelation may have to do with a mode of transport found 'on the other side': a TEN-HERON SLED. Sledding, indeed a popular sport in the North of Europe, also crops up in a different context, in the phrases RODELN STEHEN (occurs while tobogganing) and RODELN SEHNTE (I longed to go tobogganing), as well as with possible commercial applications in HER TONNE SLED.

A distinct metaphysical bent is found in (von) TOD LERNEN SEH’ (to learn of death, I yearn), and ENDETER LOHN (more-final payment) but heldentenors, alas, being a bit lax in the intellectual curiosity department, seem to have adopted the motto TOD EHE LERNEN (death rather than learning), and are afflicted with TROEDELSEHN’N (yearning after junk).

Music naturally is everywhere in the blessed realm, though not all of it, evidently, is heavenly. There are ELENDER H-TÖNE (more miserable B-notes), cries of END HER LENTO! and LEND HER NOTES!, and criticisms of nervous first-desk brass players (TENSE HORN LED).

But in my exploration of the dimness of the twilight realm, nothing struck such fear into my heart as when someone (or some*thing*) whispered into my ear, SEEN DR THOLEN? and thrust into my hand a memo headed RE: THOLEN’S END. My head reeled, and I lost consciousness, waking back in the familiar

Well damn.

Wasn't Peter Hofmann (Karajan's all-purpose heldentenor for several years) originally a rock singer? I know he became a fixture in Germany as the lead in 'The Phantom of the Opera' after he stopped singing Wagner.

Hmm. Is that fun?

Max F.

Opps! (I do know that ...)

'Sid Caeser'??

Where's Richard Schulz when we need him ... well, probably after Shabbos he'll come back with any number of appropriate retorts.

> >> > >> > Or they didn't deserve re-cycling in a first > >> > place? > >> > >> > >> Anyone who can sing any part in Der Ring has > >> fully earned his/her right to re-cycling! > >> > >> > >> > >> dk > > > >will 'I'll kill the wabbit! I'll kill the wabbit!' count? > > I think that earns Sid Caeser special kudos for singing ALL the parts On the fascinating subject of ring-cycling ... er, I mean, *re*cycling heldentenors, I think we are overdue for the traditional limerick, so here goes: Singers must, when they're sup'rannuated, Be dissolved and then reincarnated. Heldentenors conform To the usual norm, For their Dämm'rung is predestinated. Now, having gotten through the formalities, I wish to present some findings of a project to discover something of what happens to heldentenors after they have passed over the Rainbow Bridge. In order to do this, I cast the runes to the winds, and came up with a number of intriguing acronyms of the word 'heldentenor', as well as its English and German plural forms. Although the direct answers: HE'S TED RONNEL and HE'S DR E. N. ELTON came up, I don't think we should trust such a seemingly straight answer from the Norns, who also suggest he may become a corporation: HE'S NOREEN LTD. They also deny some identities, such as HE'S NOT DR ELEN and HE'S NOT 'RED' LEN, and offer an assortment of other names without any further hints: DEN THE LONER, ETHEL DONNER, HELEN RODENT, LEON (aka NOEL) THE NERD, HELEN DE SNORT and a large number of persons with professional qualifications: DR HELEN TONE, DR ETHEL NEON, DR HELENE SNOT, DR HENSEL TONE, DR ETHEL NONES, DR ELTON SHEEN, DR THEON LENSE, DR HENTON EELS, DR ELSE HENTON, DR HENTON LEES, DR SENNET HOLE, DR LENE H STONE, DR ETEH NELSON, DR SETH E. NOLEN, and DR OESEN LEHNT, but OHNE DR SELTEN (without Dr Selten) and OHNE DR NESTLE. . There are certainly many Wagnerian leitmotifs in these misty forecasts, contained in a number of Germain phrases, such as: ERDE ENTLÖHNE (I pay Erde), LODERN STEHEN (is found blazing), LODERN SEHNTE (I longed to blaze) and DONNER STEHLE (I steal thunder), as well as English: LET NORN HEED, and a reference to a mysterious entity, THE LORD ENNE. Several animals seem to figure in the equation as well, in terms such as TEN OLDER HENS, REDOLENT HENS, STOLEN RED HEN, a TEN-HORSE LEND, DROHTEN ESELN (they threatened donkeys), HÖRT DEN ESELN (listen to the donkeys), EDLE ENTE HÖRN (hearing a thoroughbred duck), DER ENTELOHN (the price of a duck), EDEL ROTHENNE (thorougbred red hen), etc., some possibly in the form of food, some for special occasions, like LENT-NOSH DEER (presumably to feed the LENTEN HORDES), and EEL NOSH TREND. (Nutrition must also be of concern in the hereafter, as we learn from the indignant NO HDL ENTREES? (NOTE HDL SNEER) and a reply, NO HDL ERE TEN, as well as mention of the magical source of high-density lipoproteins, the NEON HDL TREES. They do seem, however, to have a very different way of ingesting such things in Valhalla: HDL ENTER NOSE.) Other animal names occur merely in the names of legendary places, such as the famous EDELHENNE TOR (the Gate of the Noble Hen), and constellations like the DOHLESTERNEN (jackdaw stars). But one true revelation may have to do with a mode of transport found 'on the other side': a TEN-HERON SLED. Sledding, indeed a popular sport in the North of Europe, also crops up in a different context, in the phrases RODELN STEHEN (occurs while tobogganing) and RODELN SEHNTE (I longed to go tobogganing), as well as with possible commercial applications in HER TONNE SLED. A distinct metaphysical bent is found in (von) TOD LERNEN SEH' (to learn of death, I yearn), and ENDETER LOHN (more-final payment) but heldentenors, alas, being a bit lax in the intellectual curiosity department, seem to have adopted the motto TOD EHE LERNEN (death rather than learning), and are afflicted with TROEDELSEHN'N (yearning after junk). Music naturally is everywhere in the blessed realm, though not all of it, evidently, is heavenly. There are ELENDER H-TÖNE (more miserable B-notes), cries of END HER LENTO! and LEND HER NOTES!, and criticisms of nervous first-desk brass players (TENSE HORN LED). But in my exploration of the dimness of the twilight realm, nothing struck such fear into my heart as when someone (or some*thing*) whispered into my ear, SEEN DR THOLEN? and thrust into my hand a memo headed RE: THOLEN'S END. My head reeled, and I lost consciousness, waking back in the familiar world.

Methinks you should be awarded the Brilliancy prize for the above, or maybe it just proves you have too much time on your hands <g>

Regards,

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Ray, Taree, NSW

You're wrong. The correct phrasing is 'held as tenor without bail'.

Entschuldigung? 'Als Tenor ohne Bürgschaft in Haft gehaltet', oder so?

[snip]

[snip: 'anagrams' conceded as the correct word, not 'acronyms']

Well, you're probably right there, on all counts. But don't you agree that KBL *deserves* the best we can give him? <wg>

I avoid r.m.o. and one of the reasons is hereby amply illustrated. So what is the point of crossposting this to r.m.c.r.?