And in Ben Hur the Romans spoke English, while the Jews spoke American English, quite a clever distinction. They did similar in a English language Ring production in Saddler Wells Opera in London some thirty or fourty years ago using singers of Welsh (Walis) decent for the gods, American singers for the demi-gods & British for the common people. Not so bad as one could recognize the different "spheres" by the tone (and accent) of the language. =========================================================
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Tedesco Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 12:19 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] English Phonetics for Latin 'Pacem'NHR Actually if any one watched the new Mel Gibson flick, one may notice the Romans spoke using Italianized/church Latin. Surprising considering his emphasis on historical accuracy. Chris _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
