mike:
I'm aware that the libretto for "Candide" is taken from Voltaire's
writing. And yes, it is taken out of context. It just seems to fit
"opera" so very well - orchestra, singing, acting, costumes & sets.
Frankly, Voltaire could be poking fun at most of us. It's easier to get
through life denying the truth of the terrible situations that all of us
have to face at some point in our life. I've watched my father-in-law &
sister-in-law do it through my mother-in-law's short but advanced
illness.
Theatre & film are in many cases a "grand illusion" &, in some cases, a
"grand delusion" (for some reason "War of the Worlds" comes to mind).
Pat
On Fri, 6 Oct 2000 08:58:54 EDT RALUCOB@a... writes:
> patricia,
>
> that quote was actually voltaire's joke on how deluded candide
> was
> thinking so positively when all was so awful. i don't know what
> this
> implies...perhaps opera is the grand delusion.
>
> mike
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