What do you need to stimulate your mind?

@helenS What types of music?

@Harmonium1923 Mainly hard-core classical music. String quartets, chamber music in general.

Also post-bop jazz. 😬

@helenS I’m a classical and jazz fan as well. Do you enjoy opera?

@Harmonium1923 Oh yes!
My favorite operas are:
"Alceste", French version (Gluck),
"Idomeneo",
"Parsifal".

@helenS I’m partial to Puccini and late Verdi. Aida, Otello, Tosca.

@Harmonium1923 I take this as a recommendation. Thank you.

@helenS I’ve never listened to Idomeneo or Parsifal although I know many others by Mozart and Wagner. I’ll have to give them a try!

@Harmonium1923 Idomeneo was Mozart's favorite Mozart opera. 😁