Sunday, July 13, 2008

Opera for the deaf


Finland - On a small island off southwest Finland, a new art form has enraptured audiences, bringing opera to those who might seem farthest beyond its reach: the deaf. "This is like a new food you order, you don't know what it's going to taste like. You just take it and try it out," said Juho Saarinen, one of a new order of 'opera signers', amplifying the mime characteristic of normal opera with sign language adapted to convey the mood and tone of music. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Hallmark