Which Opera Should I Try to Go To?

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Which opera should I try to see?

The Magic Flute
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Don Giovanni
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80%
 
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Glad it turned out well, duchess! :)
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Sounded like a good time, Duchess. :)
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:D Glad you enjoyed yourself!

And hey, sometimes they repeat the same several words for several minutes! :)
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Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon

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edinburghemma wrote: On the opera front. I had a very nasty run in with an opera singer once, (although one of my best friends is an opera singer, so it is going some way to alleviate my animosity) and now have a hard time having anything to do with the art form. All opera is evil. :evil:
No problem, emma. I can understand anyone who doesn't like opera. I don't have much patience for sitting through an opera myself. Normally a "highlights" disc will do the job just fine. I can imagine you duelling with an opera singer, emma! The fireworks! :wink:

Speaking of opera singers, Luciano Pavarotti is apparently saying goodbye to the stage for good. I think he had his farewell performance earlier this month. He was not particularly important to me, but I can appreciate the voice he had in his prime when he was the "King of the High C's."

My favorite opera singer is probably the late great Maria Callas. Her voice was not conventionally beautiful, nor was it especially powerful in terms of volume. But it had AUTHORITY. I like Jessye Norman a lot, too: her voice is almost as commanding as Callas's, and has tons of volume to spare.
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