Microber - 9-19-2011 at 09:32 AM
At the program of the Opera House of my town (Liège, Belgium), there is 'Il Trovatore' of Verdi.
You'll say it's NOT oud related.
But take a look at the advertising that can be seen all over the town.
http://www.operaliege.be/activites/operas/il-trovatore
ps : a string is missing. I'll give them the address of Mathias Wagner. 
ultragroove - 9-19-2011 at 11:22 AM
no provocation, just a symbol. 
to hot to put a new A string on it...
http://www.operaliege.be/sites/default/files/design/activity/visual...
Microber - 9-19-2011 at 01:09 PM
Yes I know it's not a provocation.
But for me an oud is so precious that i don't like to see it burning.
Maybe i'm too sensitive.
arsene - 9-20-2011 at 01:23 PM
haha, great! What gives..?
Alfaraby - 9-21-2011 at 03:06 AM
First thought: the poster says the oud is inflammable !
I liked it very much, but could not initially comprehend what does it have to do with Verdi !
On second thought : Some tried to seek the troubadours' origins in Arabic Andalusian musical practices. According to them, the Arabic word
'tarab' is the root of trobar. Others assume that troubadours derived their sense of form and even the subject matter of their poetry
from the Andalusian Muslims !
Yours indeed
Alfaraby
arsene - 9-21-2011 at 03:42 AM
But it's a turkish oud! )
aytayfun - 9-21-2011 at 12:43 PM
Absolutely its is a Turkish oud. But I prefer to see a MANOL.:)
arsene - 9-21-2011 at 01:01 PM
A Manol burning? Aman Doctor!
DoggerelPundit - 9-21-2011 at 03:18 PM
Fortunately, it's not a Manol. It's a Joe Green.