I sent 20 of my opera limericks to friend Zelda. She asked for more.
If you go to see Don Giovanni
Don't expect to hear, "Down on the Swanee."
Its libretto (Italian)
Tells of a rapscallion
Who 'got his way' by being brawny.
The Grand Opera called La bohème,
Features love scenes (but all are quite tame)
Sick Mimi, her fellow,
Musetta, Marcello,
Play rôles in this sad story's fame.
(Excuse the Okie twang... it's pronounced 'Bo-M.')
Though he never wrote one 'bout karate
Or used words from a bar room or potty
His work called Amahl
Has the pow'r to enthrall.
The author? Gian Carlo Menotti.
Full title is Amahl and the Night Visitors.
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