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Alan, now we know both the word count and have an idea of the cast's speed of talking I'm pretty certain acts 2 and 4 (both longer word count than act 1) will need to be split into two parts while acts 3 and 5 (both shorter word count than act 1) will probably be okay so when you do the stage direc...

Inkell wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 10:49 am Thank you for the well wishes, here is our first act!
Act 1: https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doncarlos_1_schiller_128kb.mp3 (1 hour, 8 mins, 31 secs)
I believe it just about scrapes in under the limit

Fantastic
Act 1 is Ready for PL!

Thanks Inkell and Adrian

Inkell wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 9:09 am I am feeling better so here are the corrections for the Marquis (I also did make the optional change).
3: https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doncarlos_marquis_3.mp3

Thanks Inkell
Ready for Spot Pl!

Wallace act 3

https://librivox.org/uploads/redrun/brideandgroom_wallace_3.mp3

Vassals act 2

https://librivox.org/uploads/redrun/niblung_vassals_twilight.mp3
4.07

Hi Brian
Do you still want another Vassal voice? No point doing act 3 as you have finished that but I could do the act 2 lines.

Thanks Greg and Adrian

I was somewhat puzzled by Mime's (correctly spoken) text which clearly invites Seigfried to kill him, whilst acting as if it shouldn't. Hi Paul At this point in the story Siegfried, having swallowed some of Fafner's blood, can hear what people are thinking rather than what they are saying. Hence th...

GregGiordano wrote: ↑April 11th, 2024, 3:51 pm Here is Act 5 for Don Carlos read for Spot PL -
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doncarlos_carlos_5.mp3

Thanks Greg
This is Ready for Spot PL!

Woodstock Park https://librivox.org/uploads/aradlaw/woodstockpark_longfellow_aam_128kb.mp3 1.23 I know Woodstock well having sung in the local choir there for several years. The connection with Chaucer is tenuous (probably an 18th century invention) and the connection with Alfred the Great is even m...

Sections 12 & 13 are in MW Ready for PL!

I think I need to find something a bit more cheerful to read in between the rest of these

Gunther missing lines

https://librivox.org/uploads/redrun/niblung_gunther_missinglines.mp3

I hope the voice matches OK!
I checked my German copy of the libretto and that specifically assigns these lines to Gunther.

Here are two corrected file for Pluto: https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mythsandhero_pluto_orpheusandeurydice.mp3 0:38 https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mythsandhero_pluto_proserpina.mp3 3.:28 The one for Orpheus and Eurydice is a totally new recording, for voice consistency sake, so will need...

Hi Brian
I will record the missing lines so you can decide for yourself whether to use them.

I think.they must be Gunther's lines because in act 2 Siegfried has forgotten that he is Brunhilde's husband.