i'm hanging it out there with you guys. do you like opera?

masraum · 03-18-2011, 09:36 PM

Wait, why did I post that?

No, I don't like opera. I've listened to a little. I can't take it.

I could maybe see watching a ballet, but opera, oh hell no.

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

Where's vash?

mossguy · 03-18-2011, 10:06 PM

I like much opera music, but I find the whole opera thing to be pretty boring. One the rare occasion that I have attended an opera, I felt trapped.

Best,
Tom

rnln · 01:24 AM

the phantom of the Opera, techno mix, yeah

Mr.Puff · 03-19-2011, 01:44 AM

YouTube - Vitas_Opera #2 (

1990C4S · 03-19-2011, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Noah930

Where's vash?

Second incident in two days. I am wondering the same thing....

Rikao4 · 03-19-2011, 05:41 AM

I called him Uncle Helmut..
but he was my 'Dad'..
awesome man & he was a Opera singer..
he used to take me to 'work'...
took a while..but I can appreciate it now..
I treasure those old photos of him in various productions..
need to get them scanned/ or do it myself..

Rika

sailchef · sailchef's Garage

This is probably the only opera I've ever listened to.
YouTube - The Who "Tommy"

Well, there was a Pastry Chef I worked with once in a very large, old school, brigade style kitchen. The pastry shop was downstairs and at the end of a long tiled hallway. The chef would sing opera while working. His voice would bellow down the hallway, up the staircase and thru the entire kitchen. He was really quite good.

The cooks on the other hand would play heavy metal and pipe it thru the intercom down to the bake shop.

Those were the days.

So, yes, I have enjoyed opera, so to speak.

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

I love opera, "The Flying Dutchman", "Carmen", "The Barber of Seville", are some of my favorites. Get the libretto so you know the story and listen with an open mind.

KFC911 · 03-19-2011, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by masraum

Wait, why did I post that?

No, I don't like opera. I've listened to a little. I can't take it.

I could maybe see watching a ballet, but opera, oh hell no.

I would run away as fast as possible, SCREAMING like a little girl, and and still feel better than enduring more than a few minutes. Maybe it's an acquired taste...I'd rather starve

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Rikao4 · 03-19-2011, 06:20 AM

Art..The Flying Dutchman pic I have of him is my favorite..
Ship in the back, the costumes,sabers ...
it hung in their home ..
makes smile & remember every time..
damm I miss them..

Rika

Embraer · Embraer's Garage

im down with it.

imcarthur · imcarthur's Garage

Vienna Staatsoper. 4th row Orchestra. Center aisle. Perfect seats. 314€ for 2. Just before the start of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute).

Opera is an acquired taste. Listening to 2 or 3 hours of German or Italian singing & strutting around can be painful to many. But the music is wonderful & the stories are simplistic so with the right attitude it can be a great experience.

But I have only been a to a couple . . .

Ian

LWJ · 03-19-2011, 07:02 AM

Good question. No. I don't. However I went to a party in December where a guy stood up and said I am going to sing a song for your birthday present. It was stunning. He is training for opera. An experience that was unforgettable. Made me question my apathy for opera.

Larry

artplumber · 03-19-2011, 07:22 AM

Opera is great in small doses for me. I'm there mostly for the music. One of the things about classic opera is that the story line doesn't change (though the presentation/production do). I'd rather watch a different play than go through them again & again. But particular pieces/arias can conjure up the memory of the highlights so I enjoy them more at this point. YMMV

Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

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Vienna Staatsoper. 4th row Orchestra. Center aisle. Perfect seats. 314€ for 2. Just before the start of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute).

I had my first kiss with a local girl on the roof of that bldg. Oh, the memories.

"Kill the wabbbit with my speah and magic helmet."

Gogar · 03-19-2011, 08:16 AM

I appreciate the skill and tradition, but I don't care for it. It might have to do with my college years, when I had to be the pianist for countless PITA collegiate opera hopefuls.