· 0 Likes, 0 Comments - William (@pagan_man) on Instagram: “So true 😁🙊😁 (from "Maskerade" by Terry Pratchett)”. · Pratchett’s delightfully humorous and endlessly readable books weren’t only aimed at getting a laugh. He employed them to wrestle with the deepest human longings, dreads and values, such as in this scene from his Discworld novel Maskerade. In which Terry Pratchett takes on the world of opera with typically anarchic and yet thoughtful results. Pratchett's long been fascinated with the power of stories and their presentation (see, for instance, Moving Pictures and Wyrd Sisters), and Maskerade is no different, as the power of opera proves to be surprisingly durable. To be fair, there's a lot more of the musical in here than the opera, especially /5(K).
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett. 'My friend here wants a new dress,' said the dumpier of the two. 'One of the nobby ones with a train and a padded bum.'. 'In black,' said the thin one. 'And we wants all the trimmings,' said the dumpy one. 'Little handbag onna string, pair of glasses onna stick, the whole thing.'. Agnes Nitt impresses the Undershaft with her powerful and versatile voice, so she joins the chorus. She meets Christine, who is more popular and attractive but far less talented. The ghost wants Christine to take on the next lead role. However, as Agnes is a far better singer, she is asked to sing over Christine, unknown to Christine or the. Read "Maskerade A Novel of Discworld" by Terry Pratchett available from Rakuten Kobo. The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts theAnkh-Morpork Opera House was always considered a benign presence -- some.
In which Terry Pratchett takes on the world of opera with typically anarchic and yet thoughtful results. Pratchett's long been fascinated with the power of stories and their presentation (see, for instance, Moving Pictures and Wyrd Sisters), and Maskerade is no different, as the power of opera proves to be surprisingly durable. To be fair, there's a lot more of the musical in here than the opera, especially given that the main plot is Pratchett's fractured version of The Phantom of the Opera. Pratchett’s delightfully humorous and endlessly readable books weren’t only aimed at getting a laugh. He employed them to wrestle with the deepest human longings, dreads and values, such as in this scene from his Discworld novel Maskerade. ― Terry Pratchett, Maskerade. 13 likes. Like “The human mind was a deep and abiding mystery and the Librarian was glad he didn't have one anymore.”.
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