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The transcript of “Borge - A Mozart Opera”, an episode of Victor Borge Collection. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Laugh Track plays Victor Borge Collection free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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I would like to take it to the opera where you are going to hear a Mozart opera, which is nothing but an opera written by Mozart. This is an opera in one act and it begins when the curtain rises, otherwise you couldn't see a thing.
The stage setting is a kind of a forest. There are two large trees, which of course indicates the forest. It's kind of a small forest, but it's a forest. First, the tenor comes in, he is supposed to meet his soprano, as we use to call those ladies.
But she's a little late, this particular season. So he hides himself behind one of the trees, in order to surprise her when she comes in a little later. Which he does. When she arrives, she can't find him because he is occupied behind one of the trees.
with a knife carving her name into the scenery. She doesn't know that he is there, but as a matter of fact she must know it because she saw it doing rehearsals. Either she pretends or she doesn't know it or she's just plain stupid. Or whatever it is, she gets across the stage somehow and takes place behind the other tree, which for the occasion hides her
to a certain extent. Now the chorus comes in but nobody knows why except Mutha and he is dead. That's just too bad. Next, your father comes in and he is a very old man primarily because he is a very old so prano. And he is very angry because apparently she is not his daughter. This is nothing to do
with the opera, I found out myself. That's what we call research. Anyway, he decides that he has had enough of her so he tells her to die and that's exactly what she's going to do. And with that, the opera ends and people can go home. Now I take it to the opera house
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