life, the universe, and everything
The American Opera Theater makes its New York debut this weekend at BAM with Charpentier’s remarkable 1688 opera David et Jonathas, featuring the Ignoti Dei period orchestra conducted by Timothy Nelson and joined by the Chamber Singers of Virginia Tech. Per the America Opera Theater’s press release, “David et Jonathas explores the relationship between three timeless figures and probes the nature of man’s relationship with the universe.” Or, as Mae West used to say in her curtain speech after Catherine Was Great, “I do the best I can in two and a half hours.” Friend of the Box Anne Midgette reviews the show in today’s Washington Post.
Tom Horner was/is an Episcopalian priest. Oh, and a biblical scholar. That much is clear if you crack open the book.
Well, JenDar, I cracked open the Bible, found nothing about T. Horner, and nothing homoerotic in the David-Jonathan relationship. And yes, I was using the Episcopalian translation. So there.
If you want to refer to a book, perhaps you should give its title. That’s considered sort of basic.
Isn’t “Tom Horner” a porn name?
Googling came up with a book called “David loved Jonathan: Homosexuality in Biblical Times”.
More on the subject from good old Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_bible_and_homosexuality
La Cieca: There is indeed a porn star named “Tom Horner” but I believe he was in straight porn. However, recently thanks to the internet I have actually watched some straight porn and am madly in love with Marco Banderas and Lee Stone.
Let me quote myself:
“Actually, in Tom Horner’s book, David loved Jonathan,”
The book is called David loved Jonathan.
And if Tom Horner isn’t a porn name, I’ll call up my pals a Vivid and suggest that…
JenDar, strictly speaking it’s called Jonathan Loved David.