Well now I know what operretta is. I had always wondered what the defintion of operretta was. I had assumed it was some kind of mix of musical theatre and opera, which to a large extent it is. But it seems the defining characteristic is complete sillyness. Last night at the Sydney Opera House, I was lucky enough to see both the HMS Pinafore and Trial by Jury. They were both very entertaining and musical, and totally silly. Trial by Jury was quite short, so I can see why its not staged on its own. Where Puccini and Verdi stage create librettos of sombre tragedy, Gilbert & Sullivan have the silliest plots. I can see why it appeals to Jaime, as he is the King of Sillyness.

The Shanathalometre gives it: 7.5/10

Thanks to the nagging from my good friends Evelyn, Tancred, Ngaire and of course Jaime, I have a finally got this blog thing up and running…well, kind of. There are some words here <—

I’m working on a new css cause I hate the concept of “default” - but I have some work to do, so words in the default template will have to do.

So to those who nagged me…many thanks