Opera

@hakima said

Opera...love or hate...?

Which have you seen and which is your favorite?

I am a regular operagoer and by now have seen most of the canon. My three favourites:

Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg (Wagner)
Jenufa (Janacek)

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Puccini's Madam Butterfly. The final act is tragically beautiful.

my mother loved Madame Butterfly
I'm not much of an opera fan but find many of the arias beautiful
I loved Tommy: the rock opera and Evita, my favorite

@lemondrop said
my mother loved Madame Butterfly
I'm not much of an opera fan but find many of the arias beautiful
I loved Tommy: the rock opera and Evita, my favorite

the phantom of the opera is also one of my favorites
I'm sure most posters here would be classical opera fans as this thread was meant but modern opera is great too

what is the difference between an opera and a musical?

@lemondrop said
what is the difference between an opera and a musical?

About 250 years? 😁

@lemondrop said
the phantom of the opera is also one of my favorites
I'm sure most posters here would be classical opera fans as this thread was meant but modern opera is great too

While it is true that I had thought of classical opera, I’m glad that you added modern opera. My daughters grew up appreciating both. Are you familiar with Miss Saigon? It has a similar tragic theme as Madame Butterfly.

I could be wrong but I think that the difference between opera and musical has to do with the amount of spoken elements within the performance.

@wolfe63 said
About 250 years? 😁

Haha!!! Funny, but surprisingly, Puccini, who composed Madam Butterfly was born in 1858, and while Verdi was born somewhat earlier, even he doesn’t meet your 250 year measure. Some operas are relatively more contemporary than one might think.

@hakima said
While it is true that I had thought of classical opera, I’m glad that you added modern opera. My daughters grew up appreciating both. Are you familiar with Miss Saigon? It has a similar tragic theme as Madame Butterfly.

I could be wrong but I think that the difference between opera and musical has to do with the amount of spoken elements within the performance.

thank you
I will check out Miss Saigon

@lemondrop said
thank you
I will check out Miss Saigon

Bring tissues

@hakima said
Bring tissues

lol
will do