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The Phantom of the Opera fans, if they exist or dare to out themselves, might certainly find their pleasure with the new adaption of their favorite piece of, is it really?, art, but most readers might be more interested in what the witches are doing. Although, in this case, operas are already inherently ridiculous, so there isn´t so much left to make fun of the fat lady´s singing style. Possibly it´s because he can construct whole plots in his own universe and feels much more comfortable with the manifold options, maybe the originals aren´t just that good, who by the way reads that stuff, maybe he didn´t want to invest so much time in these ones than in the original series, who knows. Pratchett´s satires of classics and their stereotypical tropes are always a bit weaker than his original works playing in the pure Discworld without outer inspirations.

#MASKE TIL MASKERADE HOW TO#

Possibly it´s because he can construct whole plots in his own universe and feels much more comfortable with the manifold options, maybe the originals aren´t just that good, who by the way reads that stuff, maybe he didn´t want to invest so much time i The Witches know how to get the opera started so that all take off their masks. The Witches know how to get the opera started so that all take off their masks. So there's going to be trouble (but nevertheless a good evening's entertainment with murders you can really hum.). Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, the Discworld's greatest witches, are back for an innocent night out at the opera. there's a couple of old ladies in pointy hats eating peanuts in the gods and looking up at the big chandelier and saying things like: 'There's an accident waiting to happen if I ever saw one.' where innocent young sopranos are lured to their destiny by an evil mastermind in a hideously deformed evening dress.

where dying the death on stage is a little bit more than just a metaphor. a huge, rambling building, where masked figures and hooded shadows do wicked deeds in the wings.

there's a couple of old ladi The Opera House, Ankh-Morpork.

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