glebb Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 (edited) Is the orange just a rare fruit reserved only for royal functions or is there more meaning? Edited March 11, 2006 by glebb Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 It was a sort of special treat, reserved for special people at special occasions, but in the Prokofiev score, it's also an "inside joke", as the music even quotes his opera Love for Three Oranges. Link to comment
glebb Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Sort of like 'A morning without Orange Juice is like a day without sunshine." Link to comment
glebb Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 One thing is for sure. Learning this duet causes one's neck to be sore! Link to comment
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