Have you ever seen live opera?

This can be magical, but very expensive.

I once saw La Traviata in Rome.

It can be dreadful too. Othello in Covert Garden, I walked out. The chorus were better than the principals

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Yes, I have. I first went to the opera when I was about 8 years old. Most of the operas I've seen were in San Francisco, but I've also seen opera in London, Milan, and Paris. The last opera I saw was [i]Lucia di Lammermoor[/i].

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@SW-User Gosh, I envy you. What did you see in Milan?

I’ve always wanted to see Wagner live, but alas only on screen.

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@SW-User I saw I Vespri Siciliani at the Teatro alla Scala.

I haven't seen much Wagner yet (not The Ring Cycle, at least. I've seen [i]Meistersinger[/i]).

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@SW-User I once visited Linderhof, in Bavaria, which mad king Ludwig built to play Wagner in the grotto. It was acoustically dead!