Chung Ling Soo - the opera

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Apr 21, 2006, 1:46:17 PM4/21/06

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Hello,

Those of you in England may be interested to know that composer Raymond
Yiu and I have written an opera based on the life of magician Chung
Ling Soo (the American William Robinson).

The opera's London premiere is at the Almeida Theatre in Islington on
the 1st, 2nd and 7th of July. It would be great if magicians would
come to see it. About 70 per cent of seats are already sold, but you
can check availability on the Almeida's website - www.almedia.co.uk

If anyone from this group comes to see it, let me know - it would be
good to meet you.
Best,

Lee Warren

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Apr 21, 2006, 2:00:05 PM4/21/06

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Lee,

Congratulations and best of luck to you!

Best,
Ray

Art

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Apr 22, 2006, 12:58:24 PM4/22/06

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William

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Apr 22, 2006, 6:53:58 PM4/22/06

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close...@removelittlespamgooglemail.com wrote:
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> Those of you in England may be interested to know that composer Raymond
> Yiu and I have written an opera based on the life of magician Chung
> Ling Soo (the American William Robinson).
>

Sorry, I'm in Canada and with the price of petrol driving to England is
prohibitive.

Best of luck. Have a nice tib-fib break.

Is the Libretto available for reading?

Inside Magic

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Apr 23, 2006, 11:05:29 AM4/23/06

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Congratulations Lee:

I included a write-up and corrected the link to the theatre for Inside
Magic web site. Please keep us updated. I know our readers want to
know more!

I am trying to schedule business around the pleasure of getting to
London to see your show!

Tim Quinlan

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Apr 24, 2006, 11:58:16 AM4/24/06

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Whoops! The link is, of course, www.almeida.co.uk

Thanks to those of you who pointed it out!

Lee

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Apr 24, 2006, 11:58:53 AM4/24/06

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Thanks for your good wishes, Ray.

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Apr 24, 2006, 12:04:57 PM4/24/06

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Thank you. The libretto is technically finished, but won't be available
for reading until after the show, as we may make changes during
rehearsals. (Also, some of the libretto won't make much sense without
the music) I'm not sure yet what publishing arrangements will be made,
but if it is published electronically, I'll let you all know.

Lee

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Apr 24, 2006, 12:07:44 PM4/24/06

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Thanks so much for your hard work, Tim. The composer was delighted - me
too! I'll keep you in touch with our progress, and do let me know if
you make it to London - remove the obvious spam block from my email.

Best,

Lee

Ed

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Apr 29, 2006, 10:58:27 AM4/29/06

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William wrote:
> close...@removelittlespamgooglemail.com wrote:
> >
> > Those of you in England may be interested to know that composer Raymond
> > Yiu and I have written an opera based on the life of magician Chung
> > Ling Soo (the American William Robinson).
> >
> Sorry, I'm in Canada and with the price of petrol driving to England is
> prohibitive.

...not to mention that great big pond that's in the way!

William

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Apr 29, 2006, 6:52:39 PM4/29/06

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Just over inflate your tires or buy an amphicar.