The Celluloid Muse
By
La Cieca
So how about another angle on Mawrdew Czgowchwz? Since, at the end of the novel, the eponymous oltrano decides to take a brief hiatus from her métier of “musicry” to star in motion picture, how about we produce (in the boundless realm of imagination) a film based on the McCourt novel? Above, La Cieca’s nominee for the title role, Cate Blanchett. Your suggestions for further casting?
The photo above obviously depicts La Czgowchwz in one of her stage roles (bonus points if you can guess which) and the next photo is of the diva offstage, or, to put it another way, as offstage as she gets.
Note: if you care to illustrate your musings on this thread with a photo, please just paste the URL of the image into your comment. La Cieca will do the necessary housekeeping to insert the image.
La Cieca
James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.
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Topics: Cher Public, discussion, mawrdew czgowchwz
