Where not only fat ladies sing (the JC opera fan club)

I have been in opera only once but that was absolutely fabulous experience. My parents are big opera fans and we listened operas often home. But I didn't really like those (especially I dislike most sopranos). So my parents had wanted to civilize me for a long time but I had always refused to go to opera. But my parents finally figured out how to get me into opera: they bought me two tickets to Puccini's Tosca. And of course now I had fine excuse to ask one nice girl to opera with me. That evening was really one of the most memorable evenings I've ever had. And not only because I really loved that opera.

So I could say Puccini is my favourite opera composer and Tosca is my favourite opera. Especially Cavaradossi has some great moments (if that tenor is any good). I have listened many other opera's (or at least some parts) from CD but that's nothing compared to live opera.

 

I just looooove opera. My favorite, though, is a rather odd one -- Bernstein's Candide. It's hilarious. I love it. But I'm also a huge fan of Susanna, Aida, Faust, and Carmen.

 

I love Puccini and Wagner.

Who are some of your favourite singers? I really like Denyce Graves. She's just amazing. Renee Fleming is excellent as well.

 

Obi Anne I love the Magic Flute!

I honestly believe that Tamino seeing a picture of Pamina & instantly falling in love with her is on e of the most romantic things on the planet!

"I cannot name this new desire,
Burning, freezing, with one fire.
Can these be pangs of love I feel?
If so, it is to love I yield!"

That is just soooo amazing!

Doesn't matter how many times I hear the Queen of The Night swear her revenge I could never get sick of it.

Have you seen Ingmar Bergmans film?
You must hunt it down if you haven't!

 

I really enjoy opera, but dont ask me to start tossing outnames or anything.

I've never actually been to one...there arent many good producationsthat come down to Australia, and when they do, they are always really expensive.

 

Get this! I'm going to be in the Waco Lyric Opera's La Boheme this fall! So I would have to say my favorite play would be La Boheme and fav writer would be Puccini

 

I'm a street urchin. In other words, A homeless kid who lives on the streets

 

Yeah, Sydney has our own Opera company, but I wouldnt trust them to be anything particularly special or worth watching.

Every few years, we get a big production like Aida or something, but its usually really expensive.

There really isnt that much here, if you want to watch good quality opera.

 

Yay, an opera thread!

*ahem* I actually spent the previous year of my college career as a vocal performance major, and I was going to be in opera - then I decided that it really wasn't the life I wanted, but that's beside the point. I adore opera.

My favorite, by far, is Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro - brilliant mix of humor and romance, and I love the arias and character interactions.

Mel

 

Does anyone here know Monteverdi's Orfeo? It has the coolest song for basso profundo EVER!!! When Charon greets Orfeo at the entrance to Hades, he sings so low it's amazing. *swoons*

Then, of course, the best entrance aria ever: Figaro in Rossini's The Barber on Seville.

We get four operas a year here in Salt Lake, all my the "Utah Opera Company." They aren't great, but for a small, realitvley uncultured city like ours, four operas a year is great. Next year they're doing great ones! I can't wait.

Anyone in here love opera history as much as the operas themselves?

 

Dang, Obi Anne, you beat me to an opera thread. I actually don't watch operas that often, but I just watched part of Nabucco the other night.

And yeah, I've heard of Monteverdi's Orfeo, I think we have a few pieces from that (my Dad has a large, if spotty, classical music collection).

But my favorite opera I think is La Traviata, by Verdi.

 

Obi Anne have you ever heard about Savonlinna Opera Festival? That's biggest yearly opera festival in Finland. What makes this festival special is that shows are held in a medieval castle (see picture). I have never been in these festivals but my parents go there every year. Check out this official site.

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Oooh, La Traviata has the best drinking song ever! "Brindisi, libbiamo, libbiamo . . ." *sings raucously*

I don't know much about opera fesitvals/houses. In Utah we don't get much news about Opera in the outside world.

 

i like massourgsky. i love my waterland.

 

That looks quite fascinating. Where's this Dalhalla? I've never heard about it before.

 

OK I got it. Thanks.