{"id":29113,"date":"2006-11-06T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2006-11-06T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/2006\/11\/06\/tonya-and-nancy-the-opera\/"},"modified":"2006-11-06T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2006-11-06T10:00:05","slug":"tonya-and-nancy-the-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20061106-05\/?p=29113","title":{"rendered":"Tonya and Nancy: The Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, really, it’s not a joke. There really is an opera written about Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan<\/a>. And Only a Game<\/i><\/a> is there. <\/p>\n

The work was composed as a master’s thesis at Tufts University by Abigail Al-Doory and, as is the nature of said productions, it was performed exactly twice and then packed away. <\/p>\n

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Abigail Al-Doory<\/b>: We’ve got our opening scene with the first press conference since the knee-whacking. Tonya and Nancy meet for the first time. Then we go into a flashback which shows the knee-whacking. <\/p>\n

Bill Littlefield<\/b>: Knee-whacking as opera. This is irresistable. <\/p>\n

Abigail Al-Doory<\/b>: It’s incredible to me. I mean, I wrote it, and every time I watch it… <\/p>\n

Bill Littlefield<\/b>: [interrupting, singing] “Oh ho ho ho! I whack your knee!” Something like that? <\/p>\n

Abigail Al-Doory<\/b>: Not exactly. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[mp3<\/a>] [RealAudio<\/a>] [Slideshow of dress rehearsal<\/a>] <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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