From today's
New York Times:
ChevronTexaco announced yesterday that it would withdraw its support from the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday afternoon live radio broadcasts after the 2003-4 season, ending the longest continuous commercial sponsorship in broadcast history.
Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Met, said that he was determined to continue the broadcasts without ChevronTexaco and that he would look for a new sponsor. http:// http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z38A138A4(registration required; if you don't like registering, just google Texaco Opera and you'll find a bunch of other stories)
Now then. Let's suppose the Met decides to have a different sponsor for each opera. What would be some appropriate sponsors?
To start off:
"The Magic Flute," brought to you by Grand Masonic Lodge No.146, Hoboken, New Jersey.
"La Traviata," brought to you by Robitussin cough syrup.
"Carmen", brought to you by Bull Durham Tobacco
-ron obvious
Oh, saturday won't be the same!
"Texico, star of the american road , is proud to present, live from Lincoln Center, in the heart of New York, the Metropolitan Opera's production of ....."
(ya think maybe i've listened to the show once or twice?)
their sponsership was very low key.. (you never heard their jingle, "you can trust your car to, the man who wears the star too, the big red star Texico Star!", just nice, low key ads.
saturday won't be the same
This got me thinking (a dangerous precedent). Maybe the Sierra Club could take over and work it around a campaign to save the screech owl.
"Love for Three Oranges" brought to you by the Florida Citrus Growers' Association.
Remington proudly presents The Barber of Seville
[out-obviousizing-Ron]
Maybe the Sierra Club could take over and work it around a campaign to save the screech owl.
Aren't most of the remaining screech owls being paid to be on the stage? Sounds like it to me, anyway.
Billy Budd by Anheuser-Busch
I did NOT! That was Cadillac!
Otello by Bank of America
brought to you by General Motors Corporation.
Ma Barker, presented by the AKC
The Cost of Empire, presented by the Republic National Committee
The Man Without a Country, sponsored by the Committee to Reelect Al Gore President
My Heart's In the Highlands, sponsored by the Scots Tourism Board
One Night of Cleopatra , sponsored by Mustang Ranch
No for an Answer, sponsored by Right to Life
The Elephant's Child, sonsored by Ringling Brothers
Montezuma, sponsored by Kaopectate
Mass, spnsored by the American Association of Applied Physics
The Flying Dutchman, sponsored by KLM
Boris Gudonov, sponsored by the American Pork Council
Madama Butterfly, sponsored by MSN.com
Salome, sponsored by The International Association of Deli Operators
Cups and Saucers, sponsored by Royal Dalton
Utopia (Limited), sponsored by Alan Greenspan
Cox & Box ARGH!!!!!!!!! I can't do it!
Trial by Jury, sponsored by your local bar association
...and some of those ain't operas, anyway. [harrumph®]
Hmmm. Which ones aren't? Think CAREFULLY before you answer
Remington proudly presents The Barber of Seville
Schick LadyShave proudly presents The Marriage of Figaro
TEd --> [ tongue]
"Cavalleria Rusticana" brought to you by the Grand Ol' Opry.
Peter Grimes by Unilever...
and here is a link and a story all opera lovers will love!
http://www.takeourword.com/index.html
Helen, the link just goes to the index. Can you point out the page specifically?
the page specificallyPresently it is
http://www.takeourword.com/current/page1.html but it's the spotlight of the week so it will probably be
http://www.takeourword.com/TOW184/page1.html eventually. This latter link won't work just yet, but maybe tomorrow…
I guess somebody has to ...
Operettas, but.
The Pirates of Penzance sponsored by Baccardi Rum and The Skull & Bones Society.
The Mikado sponsored by (pick your favorite Japanese supercorp).
The Song of Norway sponsored by Iceberg Lettuce and The Norwegian Department of Tourism (well, what else?)
A Little Night Music sponsored by Cricket Lighters.
Der Freischütz, sponsored by the National Rifle Association
The Flying Dutchman, brought to you by Air Holland
sorry TEd, I missed yours the first time I read the thread. The Mantle of Invisible Chopped Liver was unintentional.....
brought to you by Air Holland
Akshully, I think you meant KLM
KLM
What? Air Holland isn't allowed to advertise?
Gawd, you turn around and they started a new company on you.
All I can say is they're a recent arrival!
This week the Metropolitan Opera presents Verdi's Otello brought to you by Black and Decker.
The Merry Wives of Windsor, brought to you by The Prince of Wales Hotel.
Verdi's Rigoletto, sponsored by the National Scoliosis Society.
Be sure to tune in next week when the Met broadcast will be of Beethoven's Fidelio. Our sponsor will be the Department of Homeland Security.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The first of our Opera House Double Features --
Bellini's The Sleepwalker followed by
Bristow's Rip Van Winkle
proudly sponsored by Unisom.
Wagner's Ring Cycle brought to you Maidenform full figured bras
Is that also called the Ring of the Nibbling?
Siegfried, reluctantly sponsored by Roy and the Las Vegas Chapter of the Magicians' Union
come back!! all is forgiven!
Is that also called the Ring of the Nibbling?
No, that's the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show brought to you by Bullwinkle and Mr. Hyde.
This works on many *inside levels...
Hansel and Gretel brought to you by Wonder Bread
The Seven Deadly Sins brought to you by The 700 Club
L'Elisir D'Amore brought to you by Courvasier and Veuve-Cliquot
Salome brought to you by Hermès
William Tell brought to you by Kwikee Kwiver (YCLIU)
"Porgy and Bess" brouoght to you, in part, by the NAACP and both the Democratic and Republican National Committees.
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Don't tell me it is not an opera. I saw it at the Met with Larry Storch in the non-singing part...yup, the guy from "F Troop.")
Don't tell me it is not an opera
But, how could it be an opera? The baritone's the hero and the tenor's the villain.
Nemmine that's the way it *should be. It ain't the opera way!
brought to you by the Isaak Walton League
"La Sonnonbula", brought to you by Tylenol PM
"Les Troyens", brought to you by the Surgeon General