Klingon Opera “Wurath’ja Thihnek”
Posted on April 19th, 2017 by Kuari

Since I had it in a file already as I created it, I figured I would post it here if anyone wishes it for reference of the event.
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Star Trek: Atlantis Sim 4/19/2017

Klingon Opera “Wurath’ja Thihnek”
Performed on Q’onoS

The opera “Wurath’ja Thihnek” begins with a solitary male Klingon in full warrior garb illuminated in a clear spotlight, his baritone filling the auditorium with narrative, melodic tones.

The male Klingon finishes boistrously before leaving the stage, and the stage goes black. When the spotlight returns, it’s on a woman wearing furs and a horned mask covering her face. Her song is powerfully sorrowful.

The opera moves on. The male lead is striding back and forth restlessly across the stage, singing a battle march and waving a bat’leth. Across the audience, people are making conversation over the loud volume of the music.

The Klingon on stage passes his hand behind his back, and what looks like a pile of meat drops behind his feet. The sound of squealing targs grows in volume until half a dozen are rushing towards the Klingon. He makes slow arcs with his bat’leth above his head, punctuating them with aggressive words. The targs gather and rummage restlessly at his feet, apparently eating the meat.

The spotlight turns red. In a feat of a well-timed crescendo and a more realistic aggressive slash of his bat’leth, the targs are scared off stage, and the Klingon raises his weapon in victory over his head. Audience members respond with fists in the air and a lot of raucous noise.

A second spotlight, this one white, illuminates nearby on the kneeling woman in the horned mask. Her sorrowful song reprises, and the male Klingon joins in, his part still that of a brave warrior. They sing to each other, the male approaching in slow steps.

The male Klingon places his bat’leth before the woman, his song lowering in volume, and pulls out a mek’leth from his belt. With a dramatic show of the smaller blade to the audience and more singing to each other, the pair join their brave/sorrowful song to an ear-splitting level before the blade passes over the woman’s mask, and her spotlight flashes red.

The mask is pushed back off her head, and both spotlights turn white. There’s a pregnant pause, a deep bass boom of the music, and the woman beams a brilliant smile. She stands, and the two begin singing joyfully together.

As the spotlights go black, the opera concludes with the audience cheering them on. The house lights go up, and conversation grows loud.

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Those in attendance:

Captain T’Kirr
Captain Harper
Lieutenant Commander Wright
Major Wolfe
Lieutenant Ilaihr
Ensign Tailor

Near the Opera House:

Lieutenant T’Lira
Lieutenant Doctor Slade