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- acedeuce
do any of you listen to it? i'm starting to like it but don't know who or what is good.
any recommendations?
- ninjasavant0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
I was in a production of 'Un Ballo Maschera" (The Masked Ball) and I thought the music was lovely.
- harlequino0
Although I went to a classical conservatory for composition, I never fully got into opera. There are a few that really appeal to me though. However, it's all 20th century.
My fav: Pelleas & Mellisande (Debussy)
Other great, wacko operas:
Wozzeck (Alban Berg)
Lulu (Alban Berg)
Life With an Idiot (Alfred Schnitke)
Einstein on the Beach (Philip Glass)
The Cave (Steve Reich)*Note on Lulu: Lulu is largely unfinished because Berg was shot and killed before it was done. The opera has to do with the Jack the Ripper killings, and often ends at this weird moment in Act 2. It's very creepy.
- Witt0
The only operas i ever listened to from start to finish were Purcell's "Dido & Aeneas" (a lighter one, so people say, but very beatiful) and Wagner's "The Phantom Ship" (a classic one that leaves a strong impression).
- Jaline0
I'd like to be taken out on a date to an opera, just to see what it's like. I can't say for sure whether or not I'd like it, but it would be interesting.
- welded0
Sorry, babe - I'm taken. Try to be less obvious in your advances next time. You look desperate. :p
- acedeuce0
truth be told, i fell asleep while the dvd menu from Matchpoint played. i woke up and was hypnotized to like the stuff. (subliminal marketing ploy i'm sure...fuckheads)
but then got high and listened and was wondering if it was the pinnacle of all pretentious entertainment bullshit, a glorious landscape of beauty or a combination of both.
- Jaline0
haha, welded. this time I wasn't actually talking about anyone in particular.
- Witt0
why on earth would you date old perverted men in general?
- Witt0
j/k
- Jaline0
At this age, it'd be for the money ;)
- Witt0
ahahah. that was a terrific answer.
literally...
;)
- acedeuce0
so uhh yea...back to Opera. you lovebirds you.
- Rand0
I like "la wally" . that's all I know about opera
- harlequino0
Opera's crowning achievement: