William B. Fischer, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, has again graced the Portland operatic stage, this time appearing in Portland Opera's five recent performances of Aida. His auxiliary chorus role of "member of the Egyptian populace" afforded him a tunic, robe, headband, and some shiny white shoes that looked like they'd escaped from a louche production of Guys and Dolls. Alas, he did not merit a wig. This was Fischer's third Aida. He has now completed most of a book about his off-duty life in the opera titled Moonlighting in Turandot: Amateur Encounters with Music, History, War, Sex, Death, Literature, Ideology, Language, and Love. Many of the most prestigious publishers in the country have already rejected the manuscript, reports Fischer, who speculates that perhaps it is either too serious or not serious enough.