Talk:Il Postino (opera)

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Did you know... that Daniel Catán's opera Il Postino is set in Italy but sung in Spanish?

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Proper citations for the Synopsis

I received a notification that there is improper citation for the synopsis--makes sense since there is no citation at all. All of my synopsis data came from the Il Postino DVD and one website. How do I properly cite this? Do I put [x][y] at the end of every paragraph? That wouldn't make sense...or would it? Thanks. NewMexMike (talk) 00:24, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I notice that the source you mention is already properly mentioned under "Sources". However, maybe the DYK people can be placated if you put that same text with <ref>...</ref> after "Prelude" like so:

Act 1

Prelude^[1]

Set in the 1950’s on the …

References

^ Synopsis based on Brian Large (2012). Il Postino (DVD liner notes). Sony Classical.

Note that according to WP:WPOSG, Arabic numerals should be used for act numbers. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 01:23, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On the other hans, I learned that plots of books don't even need a citation, just the bot doesn't know that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:27, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Greda Arendt I think you're onto something. I checked other operas and for the synopsis portion, I don't see any citations (Falstaff and Nabucco). For the time being, I'm going to follow their lead and leave out the citation for the synopsis. If the consensus is that the synopsis needs citations, I'll accommodateNewMexMike (talk) 13:01, 5 September 2016 (UTC).[reply]

Scene by Scene Synopsis Breakdown

So you'll see the synopsis is broken down scene by scene. When I view other operas, it isn't broken down to this degree. Does the Wiki Opera group have a preference if it should be broken down to this level, or left as paragraphs? Thank you for your advice.NewMexMike (talk) 13:31, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there are hard rules about how to present a synopsis, except those found at WP:WPOSG. Aside: those guidelines recommend to use Arabic numerals for act numbers. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 04:27, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate it. I have switched the Roman to Arabic numerals.NewMexMike (talk) 22:40, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Synopsis based on Brian Large (2012). Il Postino (DVD liner notes). Sony Classical.

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