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' (, beginning and ending with a glottal stop) is the first opera in the Klingon language, billed as "The first authentic Klingon opera on Earth". It was composed by Eef van Breen to a libretto by Kees Ligtelijn and Marc Okrand under the artistic direction of Floris Schönfeld. The story of ' is based on the epic legend of "Kahless the Unforgettable", a messianic figure in the history of the fictional Klingon species. The premiere of the opera in The Hague on 10 September 2010 was a success, and the opera has been revived since then. Background The Klingon language was first conceived by actor James Doohan, who played Montgomery Scott ("Scotty") in the original ''Star Trek'' television series, for '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979). He created some harsh-sounding words to be spoken by Klingon characters. The producers hired linguist Marc Okrand for the sequels to expand this into a full-fledged language with its own unique vocabulary, grammar, and idioms. Okrand design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingon Language
The Klingon language (, ''Klingon scripts, '': , ) is the constructed language spoken by a fictional alien race called the Klingons in the ''Star Trek'' universe. Described in the 1985 book ''The Klingon Dictionary'' by Marc Okrand and deliberately designed to sound "alien", it has a number of Linguistic typology, typologically uncommon features. The language's basic sound, along with a few words, was devised by actor James Doohan ("Montgomery Scott, Scotty") and producer Jon Povill for ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''. The film marked the first time the language had been heard. In all previous appearances, Klingons spoke in English, even to each other. Klingon was subsequently developed by Okrand into a full-fledged language. Klingon is sometimes referred to as ''Klingonese'' (most notably in the ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' episode "The Trouble with Tribbles", where it was actually pronounced by a Klingon character as "Klingonee" ), but among the Klingon-speaking comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
