COMPLETE[PLAY]The Emperor of the Moon by Aphra Behn - thw

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The Emperor of the Moon by Aphra Behn (1640 - 1689).

A Restoration farce by a successful woman playwright. "Doctor Baliardo, a Neapolitan philosopher, has so applied himself to the study of the Moon, and is enraptured to such an extent with the mysteries of that orb, that he has come steadfastly to believe in a lunar world, peopled, ruled and regulated like the earth. This wholly fills and absorbs his every waking thought, and, in consequence, he denies his daughter Elaria and his niece Bellemante to their respective lovers, the Viceroy’s two nephews, Don Cinthio and Don Charmante, as being men of mere terrestial mould."
( Montague Summers, 1915)
  • This project is complete. Audio files can be found on our catalog page at https://librivox.org/the-emperor-of-the-moon-by-aphra-behn/

    Why not? A farce by another successful woman playwright, to complement our current offerings by Hannah Crowley and Susannah Centlivre and Anna Cora Mowatt and....

    Gender neutral, of course. And both moon maids and the man-in-the-moon welcome too if they take the One Minute Test.





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      This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
      • Project Code: vNR0fhO0
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Aphra Behn) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphra_Behn
      • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): emperor of the moon
      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 38
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1687
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        Genres for the project: Plays/Comedy

        Keywords that describe the book: farce, philosopher, moon crazy

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      • BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

        Set your recording software to:
        Channels: 1 (Mono)
        Bit Rate: 128 kbps
        Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

        Submit one file per act.
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        [Role], read by [your name].

        If you are reading stage directions, please include for each file:At the beginning: Act [#] of The Emperor of the Moon, by Aphra Behn. This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org.

        At the end: End of Act [#].

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      • AFTER recording
        Save files as 128 kbps MP3
        emperorofthemoon_[role]_[#]_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the act number.



        Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
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        • You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: toddhw
        • When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
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        Any questions?
        Please post below
      Thanks, Todd
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Post by alanmapstone »

Harlequin please
Thankfully I will not actually have to dance 😺
Alan
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you. Feel free to dance (quietly) while recording your lines.

Todd
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Post by Marya999 »

Looks like fun! May I read Bellemante please.
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Thank you.

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Post by AngeliqueAnja »

Fun! :D Can I be Elaria?

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Post by WendyKatzHiller »

Could I please claim Mopsophil? Thanks, Wendy
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you.

Todd
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Post by jennlea »

May I claim Florinda?
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Post by adrianstephens »

And may I have the good Doctor?
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Thank you both.

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I need a DPL, please.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by adrianstephens »

My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
...
Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Post by ToddHW »

There is an Archive.org script, but be prepared for poor copy quality and f's as the letter s's.

Bonkers this is. Why do you think I offered it?

Thanks, Todd
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Post by OooThatsNifty »

ToddHW wrote: January 6th, 2021, 4:33 am I need a DPL, please.

Thanks, Todd
I don't have much PL experience around here yet, but if you're okay with a novice DPL I'd be happy to give this a shot.
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