Template:Did you know nominations/Mindia

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:49, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Mindia[edit]

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~~... that the opera Mindia, composed by Otar Taktakishvili based on Vazha-Pshavela's poem The Snake-eater, premiered in Tbilisi to celebrate the poet's centenary?~~ Source: several

Reviewed: Robin Surgeoner
Comment: There's a good image in the poet's article, but the US license is doubtful. - I bet Voce has better ideas for a hook ;)

Created by Voceditenore (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 12:18, 1 March 2018 (UTC).

ALT1:... that the hero of Otar Taktakishvili's opera Mindia gains magic powers by eating a snake?

I think this might be slightly more interesting hook :). The references to support this follow the second sentence of the synopsis. Voceditenore (talk) 14:51, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

ALT2:... that Otar Taktakishvili's opera Mindia was based on Vazha-Pshavela's epic poem The Snake-eater and premiered in 1961, the centenary of the poet's birth?

This is the gist of the original hook, but with more concise wording and more easily referenced. I can't find my source for "celebrating" anymore (Grrr!), but "coinciding" uses the current references. I've changed the wording in the article to reflect this. Voceditenore (talk) 15:04, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

New, in time, long enough, sourced (two uncited paragraphs in synopsis, but that's essentially a plot summary), no apparent copyvios, QPQ done. Gerda Arendt, the first and second sentences in "Background and performance history" need inline citations (to substantiate the hook facts that the opera is by Taktakishvili, and that it is based on The Snake-eater). Changed ALT1 to present tense. As an aside, The Snake-eater is too tantalizing a name to remain a red link! --Usernameunique (talk) 23:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I duplicated the ref to the two sentences. Right, plots don't need refs. For the rest of the month, I am busy with women, - no time for a snake-eater ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Great, all set. --Usernameunique (talk) 23:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)