A night at the opera On New Year’s Eve, La Ligne Claire attended a performance at the opera. Out of consideration for the environment, no librettos were printed. Mercifully, La Ligne Claire, what with its outstanding musical ear and memory, consigned it all to paper for the benefit and enjoyment of its readers. Il ratto di Europa Opera buffa in tre atti Musica di Nonsenzetti Libretto della Linea Chiara Plot : The Queen of Anglia tries to flee from the clutches of Emperor. She dispatches her ministers, first Signora Fiordimaggio then Count Boris to stage her escape. Cast: ACT I Farandango: Udite, udite. Coro: Cos’è? Farandango: Quattrini or son. Chorus: Quattrini? Quanti? Farandango: Il catalogo à questo. Osservate e leggete con me. In Italia, duecento e quaranta, in Allemagna duecento, cento in Francia, a Brussella novantuna, ma, ma, ma in Anglia son già trecento cinquanta. Chorus: Trecento cinquanta? Farandango: Si, trecento…