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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jackieash · 26-30

Me and my other half love classical music (much to the amusement of our friends) but she is an opera fan; I'm still at the early stages.

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@jackieash Try Cosi fan tutte by Mozart. Sublime.

jackieash · 26-30

@SW-User She likes blood and thunder, so if I went with her, there'd be a stageful of bodies....

jackieash · 26-30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLRNOOyKDl8

This one of the arias I like. A recent find for me.

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@jackieash so nothing sensual then!
Third act of Wagner Twilight of the Gods perhaps.
Coronation of Popea by Monteverdi,
Or William Tell by Rossini with that ghastly rape scene.

jackieash · 26-30

@SW-User As she told me some time ago: "Opera is ace! Sex and violence set to music"

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@jackieash Betrayal seems to be a theme, so take care.

I’ve only seen a few operas with friends, mostly on my own. So never discussed them.

Also their significance changes as life progresses.

jackieash · 26-30

@SW-User How do you mean?

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@jackieash We have established Opera raises all passions.