I think the first recorded opera was 'La Crappiata' starring the famous German soprano Brunhilde Von Blickfang... Loran Hughes <loran at oldcrank.com> wrote: On Aug 17, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Walt wrote: > Awwwwww.....Rob said, "Blickfang"...LOL... > > (I knew that blickfang is German for "eye catching" or "an eye > catcher" but > it just sorta sounds like it ought to be one of those nasty forbidden > words....(Can I get a little help here, a chuckle?...I think my > humor missed > the mark......I better quit...) I thought that "BLICKFANG" was the sound it makes as it plays your favorite Alma Gluck record backwards ;) Loran _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org