#operas house au

[bokettochild]

Opera house AU

Because of the Ocarina mechanic being a rhythm game and Kamaro's dance from MM, i hereby propose that Time and Lullaby are secretly masters at Dance Dance Revolution

Oh they totally are! Twilight had video footage of the two of them trying to out-do each other. Neither have a gaming system of their own, but if given an opportunity to use one they WILL try and destroy each other. It's a coin toss on who might win any given time, but they're scary good!

Wind is also good, not as much, but he has much more stamina, as well as youth on his side, so given the chance (sometimes the opera team does a lock-in deal for bonding or when they know they'll all be too pooped to go home, and games are brought over) he will try to best them as well. He's never done it yet but he is determined!

[opera-ghost]

phantom of the opera + twitter

[fizzigigsimmer]

Very basic, but Nutcracker was the first ballet I ever saw and the love was born. I don't care how many times I've seen it, I get ridiculously excited to watch it, and it feels magical every time.

I think Billy would never admit it out loud, but after his experience at the academy Nutcracker is secretly one of his favorite shows. Because it's the first show he and Steve ever did in school, and the only show they performed together every year thereafter. In a way it chronicled every stage of their relationship from enemies - when he played the rat king an Steve was the nutcracker prince, to best friends and lovers - when they were seniors and it was time to pass the mantle to some of the younger talent in the room. He knows he'll never experience something quite like that again, feeling like just "some kid" for the first time in his life. Where being part of an ensemble wasn't about fighting to be noticed or maintain his status, but enjoying the experience and all the hard work he and his friends put into the show. He remembers all of the jokes and backstage shenanigans he and his crew got up to, and how many times he and Steve had to be shushed for giggling too loudly. He remembers ever silly challenge they came up with in their partnered dances and how each prize for the winner got dirtier and dirtier every show. And yeah, it was even kinda nice seeing all those hours of summer practice pay off for Max. He's biased or whatever, but she made a much better Clara in his opinion than any of the other girls ever did. It's the spunk.

He can't see snow fall without remembering dancing with Steve under falling snowflakes and stage lights. So yeah. It's cliche or whatever but he doesn't actually hate the show the way some dancers do after performing it a gazillion times over their careers. It'll always be just a little magical to him. Don't tell anyone though.

[hatterhare]

redraw mania!!!!

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[operas-phantom]

Opera House MVP Awards— #1

In my attempt to make our old opera house a community— yes, even for loathsome gargoyles who live in the walls —I have introduced a new event, wherein the best singers, dancers, costumers, etc, are honored here on my own Tumblr for their contribution to the art, alongside an official picture taken of them in order to commemorate their glory. If you want this award, remember to keep Box 5 empty and clean, to dance more than you gossip, to sing more than you shriek. My gaze throughout the opera house will one day land on you then.

The #4 award, for a cut above the rest, is the easiest award to get, but the person who won it is not easy to come by. Meg Giry not only is her mother’s daughter, but a talented dancer and loyal friend to my dear Christine, who rounds out the corps and keeps the other ballerinas in check, much like her mother before her.

Meg Giry— A Cut Above the Rest

The #3 award, or third most excellent, is for one who is an engaging opera star in many qualities who keeps the audience engaged. While this person may not be considered the best, she is an incredible dancer and hard worker who deserves more leading roles. Nour Mebarki is incredibly graceful, even during a prank war or while standing on her head. She has a Tumblr too, so she’ll see this post after I announce the winners in-person. @daydreamingofafairytale

Nour Mebarki— Third Most Excellent

The #2 award, one of the hardest ones to achieve, nearly went to a young prop master at my opera house called Dennis Garnier (who is being recognized now for his contributions despite not ultimately winning the award; congratulations, Monsieur, you are a runner-up), but the ange ambassadeur award instead finds itself in the hands of Maggie Carnley, both a singer and dancer with great charm and appeal. When she overcomes her nervousness, Maggie can do just about anything. She has a Tumblr too, so she’ll see this post after I announce the winners in-person. @maggiemelodies09

Maggie Carnley— Ange Ambassaduer or Ambassador of the Angels

The #1 award was actually a tough choice for me to make. I know that some people weren’t very shocked by who got this award, but to tell the truth, there were several others I had my eye on for this as well, who I hope to one day recognize too. But the winner of the la belle muse award is a well-rounded dancer, singer, and forgiving prima donna of opera, Christine Daae. Everyone, go congratulate my dear Christine— @angeliquedaae is where she is found when she is not singing, dancing, or being admittedly silly.

Christine Daae- La Belle Muse or Muse of Beauty

Thank you all for your cooperation in letting me have more creative control over the opera house (I don’t think we’re fully rid of Firmin and André— they haven’t moved out yet, though I could care less). And my dear award winners get not only trophies of their accomplishments but most importantly bragging rights, and a place in opera history as the first winners of these awards.

Your humblest of opera ghosts,

E., the Phantom

[starcurtain]

Focalors, at the bottom of the sea: Is it really worth it, to risk everything to defy Celestia and return the hydro authority to a dragon sovereign?

The dragon sovereign:

Focalors, penning that letter ASAP: You know what? This one's for us.

[amebelladonna]

The Marriage of Figaro, but the count isn't a cheating twat and just hasn't discovered the concept of polyamory until the end of the final act and I sprinkle it with my FE3H faves as the main characters because why not?

extra au doodles:

[cherrychan-0110]

The Phaaaantom of the Opera is thereeeee 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️

[brandwhorestarscream]

Masterpost of AUs

As promised, here's the (wip) masterpost of all my AUs. In alphabetical order with a short synopsis, and the tags are all on this post so you can easily search them up :) if there's any I missed, please send them to me so I can get them added! If the last tags aren't alphabetized that means I need to get on my laptop and move them around lmao

Bittersweet Reunion AU

TFA AU wherein the jet twins are Starscream's offspring specifically produced by the autobot government, and their finding out kicks off an entire domino effect storyline

Blitzbee Baby AU

Exactly what it sounds like. TFA Bumblebee gets Blitzwing sparked up and neither of them realize until he enters emergence

Cross Dimensional Shenanigans

- Umbrella tag for anything that involves more than one iteration of transformers interacting with each other

Cross Dimensional Starblitz

- How the CDS started. Focuses solely on TFP Starscream and TFA Blitzwing’s weird friendship

Cryptid Seekers AU

- Everything is the same except seekers are terrifying cryptids. Nuff said

Cybermorphs AU

- An AU in which a group of warframes working off planet accidentally stumble into an ancient, buried xenomorph nests, and come back to Cybertron bearing what becomes the first generation of cybertronian-xenomorph hybrids, aka the Cybermorphs. Features a lot of world building, Cybermorph Queen Megatron, a lot of fun alien biology, and some angsty MegOP among other ships

Cybertronians Are An Invasive Species

- No war AU wherein cybertronians are an invasive pest species that have moved onto earth and cause the most havoc

Cybertronians Are An Invasive Species: The Soap Opera

- Takes place in the invasive species AU, but specifically is about a goofy soap opera created by humans with the bots as the inspiration

De-Extinction AU

TFA, the autobots have finally run out of stored Allspark energy and, seeing as the artificially created population is completely sterile, are now an officially endangered species. Their only chance at salvation lies with the decepticons and their ability to produce "sparklings"... whatever those are 🤭

Hindsight AU

- Aligned continuity. Arcee goes back in time in an attempt to stop the war with the help of Vector Prime, accidentally creates a much worse world. Goes through several crazy timelines, currently on the Self Imposed Exodus.

OS×BB AU

A TFA storyline wherein Omega Supreme wakes much much earlier than canon, becoming truly self-aware and sentient. He and Bumblebee form a connection and Things Happen

Shadows House AU

- Exactly what it sounds like. All of our favorite bots and cons are parasitic fae members of the Shadows Family. Megatronus is plotting to bring it down from the inside. Lots of secrets and spooky stuff

Subnautica AU

- Starscream and Skyfire (and sometimes the other seekers) stranded on the terrifying hell planet, 4546B

Terran Task Force

- An angsty AU that involves GHOST getting their slimy hands on the Emberstone and making legions of their own little terran warriors

The Repopulation Project

- A dystopian future AU wherein the autobots won the war, and in an effort to save their species from extinction, implemented the repopulation project. It warped and twisted over time til the war frames are kept as nothing but livestock to be bought, traded, and harvested. In an attempt to change the horrific conditions of their present society, Optimus gambles by having decepticon high command reborn in the hopes that they'll be able to overturn the huge mess he made

Unicron Reborn AU

- Technically an AU/what-if of the 5th timeline of Hindsight. Unicron is killed and later reborn as a sparkling on Cybertron; Megatron adopts him. Later gives rise to The Spawn

[bokettochild]

Not sure if people have already asked this before, but whose roles are whose for your Opera House AU doing Epic the musical?

No one has actually asked this before! I kept kind of hoping they would though, because I felt weird just throwing it out there unprompted, but trust me, I HAVE thought about it before! So, huge thank you for asking!

Odysseus: Warriors. Who else? I mean, come on, lets be real here, the Troy Saga alone has influenced my perspective of Warriors for so long now that it would be an utter and complete SIN to not have Warriors play the guy who is, in so many ways, so much like himself. Granted, OH AU Warriors is less like our Ody and more like Jay himself, but who cares? The vocals are there and Wars has the spirit and skill. Also, he has the range, from the desperation of the Cyclops Saga, the sadness of the Underworld Saga, the fury of the Vengeance Saga and the warmth and tenderness in both Just A Man and Would You Fall In Love With Me. He had the audience on the edges of their seats, and even though he's already a fan favorite at the opera, he reaffirmed that position with this role. It's also been one of his favorites of all time, because it's very rare he gets to play such a fleshed out and complex character, as he's usually cast as a knight in shining armor archetype rather than a blood-covered and desperate soul one second from snapping!

Athena: I actually had to debate this one a bit, but Imma say Lullaby. Warriors' own Zelda is too sweet, and while Dusk herself could do it, I have a better role for her, and Lullaby is so Athena in so many ways, so I went with her instead. She has that strong, authoritative energy, while also being old enough to sell the Goddess of Wisdom vibe, and also the agility to be a warrior herself. Also, I can kinda see her just actually sounding like that when she sings, y'know?

Zeus: They brought Dei in for this role. Time would have, but they needed a couple of convincing individuals for this, and Dei being bigger and physically of a brighter pallet than Time kinda gave him High King and Sky God energy that they just really needed for the stage performance.

Polyphemus: Also Dei. For a stage performance, they actually had a puppet and rigging for the cyclops itself, but Dei's vocal range allowed him to do the voice from off stage quite convincingly. (Four himself was the Puppeteer (lol) for the cyclops though, so he also deserves credit)

Polities: It was Ravio. Typically, Ravio doesn't perform, but he could capture that energy they wanted for Polities and his vocal range is a bit higher than most of the other cast. Wind would have done it, but because of his age, the crew divided against it. After all, Polities isn't a child, but a man, and having Wind in the role would have changed that perception. Hyrule was nervous for the part, but he's actually glad that Polities died within five songs because it meant that he only had to show up on rare occasion as a ghost after that, and spent less time in the spotlight.

Eurylochus: They actually had a bit of a struggle on this one, since none of the team actually has a voice that deep, but Twilight ended up filling the role, since it's got less major singing parts and more speaking bits than a lot of the other characters. It's not as demanding as some of the other roles he could have played (like the gods) and he looks the part of the big, strong, best-friend and advisor to the lead, or at least enough that he was believable. He's not the best actor, but he did a great job all the same; better than anyone else could have done it at any rate!

Poseidon: Time actually played this part! Being a former rock-star has it's advantages, and that includes being able to bleed rage and/or agony into his voice while leaving his audience totally and completely chilled! Being the blocking director and stunt coach also means that he was able to really sell any battle scenes because he was right up in there to guide, coax, and otherwise cover for the cast's mistakes when need be. He admittedly had a TON of fun with the role, and I'd be lying if I said that there weren't;t a few people in the crowd watching who didn't have to pause and wonder where they'd heard his voice before, never mind so many online forums comparing his vocal qualities to famously masked singer Major-A, but, hey, Time considers it worth it, even if the role might have blown his cover.

Aeolus: Who better to play the god of winds than Wind himself? It's a small role, so Time and Lullaby felt comfortable letting him take it, even though this would have been a major production and risk for the opera. The fact that he's kid only helped to sell the care-free and mischievous depiction. He had a TON of fun with the role too, and the audience was eating his performance up!

Circe: Artemis! I wanted one of the divas to do this, and Artemis has the right energy, as well as great on-stage chemistry with Warriors! They broke down into giggles so many times as she attempted to "seduce" him during practice, but it actually turned out really great. She's one of the only gals in the cast who could hit the high notes at the end of There Are Other Ways and really sell the emotional range of Circe's character

Hermes: I actually struggled on this one until it literally just jumped out at me. Wild plays Hermes. He's got the energy, physically and otherwise, and I'm going to say that any dancing included was actually something he just ad-libbed in there, rather than being told to do it by Time or Lullaby. They loved it though and totally kept it in, as well as a few other little quirks he added to the character (they sort of just set him free on stage in the end and told him to go nuts, so most of Warriors' reactions to him are entirely real and not faked at all, lol). Yes, this did result in Wild deciding to address everyone (short of his bosses) as "dawling" for the foreseeable future, but no one could deny that it's been one of his best roles ever!

Tiresias/The Prophet: This one was actually a huge struggle for the crew, because while they have a lot of actors, there's a sort of a limit to who can or cannot portray certain character, and in the end, it was Legend who took the role, despite having other parts to play and a prop and costume crew to supervise for most of the musical. He did a great job though, and you know those animatics that sort of depict No Longer You as a sort of twisted waltz? Yeah, the cast went with that, and it was a good thing Legend played the role, because he's the only one who can actually dance blindfolded! He also carried the weight of the song very well, and between him and Warriors, they gave the audience absolute chills!

Odysseus's Mother: Malon! It was a small appearance, so even though she's technically not an actress, and is actually a musical coach, she was happy to join on the production if it was just for one song. Yes, everyone cried. Warriors' tears were entirely real in that scene and everyone else was hard pressed to not show it when their turns came to sing.

Scylla: For some reason I Can Not Explain, I just really want Legend to have told everyone "I know a gal" and just dragged Hilda in to play this role. But, since she isn't an actress, and probably wouldn't want to be one, I'm going to say Fable took it instead. She doesn't give Monster Girl energy, but like her twin, she's very adept, and really gave everyone the creeps even before Styla made her up like a monster lady! Her vocals are chilling, and she really enjoyed reading up on the lore of her character and trying to let it bleed in through her voice to sound more like a tortured soul, punished by the gods and made out as a monster to mortals due to her horrific appearance (and man eating, but details!).

Calypso: Believe it or not, Sun sold this role like the queen she is! Her innocent, almost angelic look really contrasted the horrible behavior but also total ignorance of the character, and I actually think she'd sound similar to Barbara Wangui when she sings, so having her in the role feels right. Granted, she doesn't give "Island Goddess" in the same way that Marin would, but Marin is probably dead in the OH AU, and wouldn't join the opera anyway, so yeah.

Penelope/Siren: (I'm pretty sure it's the same actress for both, but even if not, that's how the crew did it!) Dusk was the only option for this role, and she rocked it! She's got the range, got the mature look of a woman who's been waiting 20 years for her beloved to come home (totally helped by the fact that she spent 17 years waiting for her actual love to reappear), and while she and Warriors did have to work quite a bit to sell the right dynamic on stage, they are both talented actors, and did a great job together. She actually really had fun with the siren role, and her screams as the sirens are slain were positively blood-curdling! She half sacred Warriors to death when he first heard it and he still shiver slightly even when they finally perform.

Telemachus: I debated this one so hard, because each member of the cast has a certain energy and none quite match Telemachus, but in the end, again, Legend filled the role, since he's good at taking the ones that no one else can do and adapting as need be to suit it. Is it sort of method acting if he can relate to the character and thus capture the emotion better? Who knows, but despite playing the prophet as well, a costume change and intermission can do wonders for helping a guy get into character as the opposite of what he was an hour ago! He's also got the stunt training and skill to pull off fight scenes well, and look like he's bad at it, as well as a good irl dynamic with Lullaby that they definitely leaned into for their songs together. As for the Ithica saga songs, well, he and Warriors had to work really hard, given their actual dynamic, to try and sell their parts, but they're both talented actors and they made it through in the end.

Antinous: Don't come for me, but Sky actually ended up taking this role! He's a talented actor, with a special skill for action scenes and fights, as well a great depth of emotion and, despite being an utter teddy bear in actuality, he plays a killer villain! Did Legend and he end up laughing their asses off after having to act like they hated each other? yes, but they kept in character as long as they were on stage and Sky's voice tends to give people chills when he sings, so he really could set the mood well, as well as keeping pace with Legend and giving their scenes together some great energy. It scares the rest of the cast how quick he can switch from softie to scary monster man, but there's a reason he's one of the best!

(Note: I feel like after a while if they decide to revisit the musical, Hyrule might be at a place where he'd be able to play Telemachus, but as it stands in the AU, he doesn't have the confidence needed to basically carry a whole act just yet. He has the vocals quality to sell the character though! And, while Legend's great at his job, Hyrule does look/feel more the part of the sheltered and stumbling young man without a guide or guardian to show him the way. Time and Lullaby probably wanted to cast him, but since Hyrule wasn't ready, they asked Legend instead.)

As for some of the other roles, the team had a ton of fun using puppets for the winions, and various not on stage actors got to voice them via mics! Think sort of Jim Henson style puppets though, since they are mental to be a sort of comedy relief.

The various suitors were played by all the guys who had been 'killed off' previously in the show, with the exception of Dei and Time, whose voices are too notable, and Legend who, of course, is currently playing Telemachus. Same thing for the army, although they did pre-record some of the bits where there's supposed to be more of a crowd, since they can only fit so many people on stage and wanted to really sell the idea of 600 men or 108 suitors, or the countless dead in the underworld, ect. They did hire a bunch of extras for crowd scenes, and used puppets and various other effects to sell the appearance of crowds where they could, but I don't feel the need to state who every extra is LOL.

So yeah! That's how it would go! Thank you again for this ask! It's been a delight to talk about a musical I actually understand, as well as adore! Especially considering I'm working on LU animatics for it even now!

Feel free to ask anything else you'd like, even if someone else might have asked already, because I have a big mouth and I like to talk, and I might have more thoughts now than I did previously!

[opera-ghost]

poto + twit / (insp)

[textsfromthefifthbasement]

Differential

Rating: T

Pairing: E/C

Warnings: Implied drug abuse

Summary: When Christine took a job working for an ill-tempered, misanthropic doctor, she didn't know what to expect. She's about to find out. Written for POTO Fluff Week 2024.

Read on AO3

[wackulart]

a peek at captain belos for me, @phobylee and a friend's au

now i sleep

[operas-phantom]

Maggie was tired and was asleep in bed but it was 10:00am in the morning and was late for practice

Erik, in his new role as Opera-Ghost-Slash-Partial-Manager, was at rehearsal, making sure everything was in order. He noticed before everyone else did that Maggie seemed to be running late. “Don’t fuss, anyone. Maggie would not snub us on purpose. She has great respect for the art. I could go in through her mirror and check on her if you want, or one of you could,” he nodded to the ballerinas.

Soon the decision was made, and Erik walked through his tunnels in the wall into the mirror. He peered out, and noticed Maggie was asleep. He couldn’t help but smile despite himself— she must have just slept in. “Maggie..” he said, a bit rhythmically, from where he was.

[kawaiichibiart]

If I had a nickel for everytime I made Minoharu suffer through a tragedy in one of my PRSK AUs, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's funny it happened twice.

Sci-fi/Fantasy Minoharu 🤝 Burning Hearth Minoharu

Tragedy? Tragedy.

[tornrose24]

So Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2023 has a Monsters Unmasked Haunted House. Considering how it makes Phantom of the Opera and Jekyll and Hyde more violent than the source material, imagine if my Phantom!Krupp and @artistcaptainbendy's SP!Hyde!Krupp went through that and assumed it was going to be fun, only to be in for a nasty surprise. They are going to need to go to Nintendo World (and maybe stop at the chocolate shop emporium) to get over the trauma.

Also there was free space, so I had the two go on double dates with their respective Ediths.