Got some random operas at the library. Watched 'The Rake's Progress'(Stravinsky) which amused me quite a bit. Didn't musically astound me but I like the sarcastic very simple approach.
Watched a piece of Sadko which seemed very visually, and musically interesting.
Also have Verdi's Atilla which I hadn't cracked into yet.
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Originally Posted by The Monkey
I've been to plenty of classical concerts, which I often enjoy thoroughly, but the only opera I can recall seeing is Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Wagner. I can't say I liked it, it was nearly six hours long (including the breaks), and the alleged "comedy" was completely lost on me. I appreciate the vast amount of work put in the opera, but it was simple too bombastic and glamorous for it to appeal to me. Maybe some other opera, perhaps by Mozart, would be a better starting point.
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Not a big Wagner-ophile myself. I honestly thought his work was very ridiculously unsubtle to the point of insult.