Template:Did you know nominations/Britta Stallmeister


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Britta Stallmeister

 * ... that Britta Stallmeister gave her soprano voice to the Forest Bird in Wagner's Siegfried at the 2001 Bayreuth Festival and appeared as Germa in a new chamber opera at the Schlachthof Wiesbaden as part of the IMF in 2018? Source: several
 * Reviewed: to come Carmen y Laura
 * Comment: Germa is short for Germany, and her brother is a character modelled after Dietrich Bonhoefferbut saying more would make it too long.

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 09:02, 11 June 2018 (UTC).


 * New enough, just about long enough (although a bit short).
 * User:Gerda Arendt: Could you please cite the hook? And suggest shorter hooks?Zigzig20s (talk) 15:52, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I duplicated the ref, sorry for missing that. I could shorten the hook, sure, but ... - She is one of two women who appeared as Germa, but nobody knows that piece, therefore I tried to add something familiar, - for an opera singer, you can't get more notable than sing in Bayreuth. - We have a singer today for whom I mentioned only one role, but that is by a highly interesting composer. We can drop the slaughterhouse (Schlachthof), but it's an unusual location, or the three letters IMF that again establish notability. see? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I mean could you please add the relevant sources at the end of the hook here? It makes it easier to review. Right now it just says, "Source: several."Zigzig20s (talk) 16:30, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I do that when it's one. You need to check anyway if they are behind the sentence with the hook facts, - I don't see what the difference is once you are in the review. They are both in German, also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:56, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Shortening:
 * ALT1: ... that soprano Britta Stallmeister, in 2001 the Forest Bird in Bayreuth, appeared as Germa in a new chamber opera at the Schlachthof Wiesbaden as part of the 2018 IMF? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:00, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Well-cited, in German but I was able to translate them with my browser.
 * The tone is neutral.
 * User:Gerda Arendt: No copyright violation detected, except for "made her debut" if my browser's automatic translation is to be believed. Perhaps this sentence could be rephrased to avoid close paraphrasing? Or flesh it out a bit to avoid that.Zigzig20s (talk) 21:01, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * There's something about simple factual things, - no alternative phrase would say the exact same thing, afaik, - if you know one feel free to replace it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is tricky. Would "started her career" be awkward?Zigzig20s (talk) 13:44, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The first hook is 220 characters and the second one is 201 characters. They both sound long-winded and complicated to me. Maybe just mention one opera performance? Our readers will click on her article and find out more anyway.Zigzig20s (talk) 13:48, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict, still your question above) No. That could be singing a concert. "made her debut" simply the phrase you use for a beginning on stage. We don't have to clumsy to avoid saying what is the natural thing to say, just because the source says it also, naturally. Some say "debuted" but I'd hate an English verb derived from a French noun, please spare me that ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:57, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * (Waldvogel alone is boring, many do that. Germa alone will get nobody interested. Didn't I explain that above?)
 * ALT2: ... that Britta Stallmeister, in 2001 the Forest Bird in Bayreuth, appeared as Germa in a new chamber opera at the Schlachthof Wiesbaden in 2018? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:57, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Please understand that I just wrote about a new opera, Der goldene Drache, but this one will probably get no more attention than this little bit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:57, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ALT3: ... that Britta Stallmeister, a soprano, appeared as Forest Bird in Wagner's Siegfried at the 2001 Bayreuth Festival? Zigzig20s (talk) 14:31, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * That's nothing worth mentioning. Didn't I say that twice? People know that Bayreuth shows Wagner and only Wagner, no need to mention him AGAIN. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:40, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Many (most?) of our readers probably do not know anything about opera. The hook cannot be complicated.
 * ALT3: ... that Britta Stallmeister, a German soprano, appeared as Germa in a new chamber opera at the Schlachthof Wiesbaden as part of the International May Festival in 2018? Zigzig20s (talk) 14:45, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The millions of readers who know nothing about opera will not click this way or that. Tell the others - those potentially interested - that she is notable, please, + demonstrate her versatility in style not only to those who click but to main page readers. - Did you see the video? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:06, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Mentioning everything makes it complicated, boring and not hooky. It is one of the requirements that the hook be hooky. I think ALT3 would be OK, but you are not satisfied...Zigzig20s (talk) 15:25, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Should I ask for a second reviewer? - I like to do justice to my subject even for a reader who does NOT go to the article. Look at my hook now on the Main page and tell me what you would skip. See also related thoughts in answer to a question on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:47, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * You're a gifted editor and I'd be happy to approve ALT3.Zigzig20s (talk) 06:57, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * (I thought you meant the second ALT3.) Who do you think will get interested in a person who sang in a no-name opera (the longish German one would not improve the hook) by a no-name composer at an indecent-sounding place? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:37, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The other hooks are worse.Zigzig20s (talk) 07:48, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

May I ask for another pair of eyes on this? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, it is the reviewer's prerogative to assess the hook, not the nominator's. I too have had to listen to other editors and compromise in the past.Zigzig20s (talk) 17:33, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, I won't accept the Waldvogel alone hook because it fails my first objective: saying something about the subject that can't be said about others. Many sopranos sang that (minor) part at the festival in the 105 years since it was first heard. If she at least specialized in Wagner so it would be typical, but it's quite the exception in her repertory. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:38, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg I agree with Gerda here that music aficionados will want to hear about something they know and something they don't. And for non-music aficionados like me who just like catchy hooks, I think ALT1 or ALT2 is perfectly acceptable (I particularly like the "new" part). Here is a full review: New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced. As most refs are foreign-language, unable to check for close paraphrasing. ALT1 and ALT2 foreign-language hook refs AGF and cited inline. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:57, 23 June 2018 (UTC)