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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.
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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.
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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.
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Remington proudly presents The Barber of Seville [out-obviousizing-Ron]
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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.
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I did NOT! That was Cadillac!
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Otello by Bank of America
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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
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The Flying Dutchman, sponsored by KLM
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Cups and Saucers, sponsored by Royal Dalton
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Cox & Box ARGH!!!!!!!!! I can't do it!
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...and some of those ain't operas, anyway. [harrumph®]
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Hmmm. Which ones aren't? Think CAREFULLY before you answer
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Remington proudly presents The Barber of Seville
Schick LadyShave proudly presents The Marriage of Figaro
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Helen, the link just goes to the index. Can you point out the page specifically?
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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.
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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.....
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brought to you by Air Holland
Akshully, I think you meant KLM
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KLM
What? Air Holland isn't allowed to advertise?
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Gawd, you turn around and they started a new company on you. All I can say is they're a recent arrival!
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This week the Metropolitan Opera presents Verdi's Otello brought to you by Black and Decker.
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Verdi's Rigoletto, sponsored by the National Scoliosis Society.
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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.
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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.
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Is that also called the Ring of the Nibbling?
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Is that also called the Ring of the Nibbling?
No, that's the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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This works on many *inside levels...
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"Porgy and Bess" brouoght to you, in part, by the NAACP and both the Democratic and Republican National Committees. > 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.")
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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!
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