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To: Thomas C. White who wrote (6515)	1/21/1998 7:46:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Dissenting opinion from the Constant Nitpicking Bureau. Leitmotiv. "Motif" is French. "Schnorrenmotiv", if you remember your Yiddish, has to do with panhandling. As for leather-lunged carmina saliva, they had to wait for Sylvester the Cat. Or maybe Jim Carrey.

To: Thomas C. White who wrote (6515)	1/21/1998 11:48:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 71178

Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, as usual your erudition has carried you blithely across the surface of a topic and left unplumbed the depths known to the true cogniscenti. You really must take your research a step farther as it's evident our guest is no mere poseur, no novice at this game of revisionist literature. While you explained the sad failing of the beloved Melchior, who was nowhere near his peak when he sang at Beyreuth, and should be forgiven his insufficient salivary strivings, you failed to pursue the further evolution of the drlmotif to its modern and socially acceptable finale. Allow me: Years after his humiliation at Beyreuth, Melchior attempted once again to revive the art of operatic droolery (sometimes known as the art of bel salivo) in a Met production of Tristan and Isolde but unfortunately his first emotional expectoration landed smack in Flagstad's eye during the love duet. When she regained her sight, she made it clear to him that he was never, ever to appear even slightly moist around her again or he would be singing Mozart trouser roles as a castrato. Because he had spent many long hours rehearsing and producing Wagnerian drool, Melchior found it difficult to maintain a dry oral state and was forced to frequently gasp and choke on high notes so as not to risk raising the humidity around Flagstad. The audience, believing he was overcome by emotion, responded with ovations and adulation and soon tenors all over the world were emulating this vocal mannerism, which became known as "the tenor sob". Think of this as a collaborative effort.