Opera is some classy shit.

Walrus

Jussi Bjorling is so far ahead of any other tenor it is unreal. He is perfect and we were lucky to have him.

Rinder

If more Opera was like what I saw in Fifth Element...I would be a fan forever.

YaYa

there's a Streetcar Named Desire opera coming here next year

I must see it

much chorusing of Stella

PiptheFair

YaYa wrote: »

there's a Streetcar Named Desire opera coming here next year

I must see it

much chorusing of Stella

I mean

tennessee williams and opera

I love both

but what

Belruel

PiptheFair wrote: »

YaYa wrote: »

there's a Streetcar Named Desire opera coming here next year

I must see it

much chorusing of Stella

I mean

oily young men and big throbbing tallywackers

I love both

but what

Belruel

pip! how lewd

PiptheFair

bel that is not what I said at all

Khavall

I think more people need to be exposed to modern Opera, and then more people would watch it.



The giant climactic part of Le Grande Macabre by Ligeti, for instance, involves the Kind of death thinking that he is drinking the blood of his enemies when in fact he is drinking wine, and then he realizes he was supposed to bring the apocalypse, but he's so drunk he forgot. So instead of riding on a steed with a trumpet and a herald he gets on a toy rocking horse and tries to announce the end of the world but passes out halfway through.

Also at the beginning of the show a lesbian couple decides to go into a tomb to get away from other people making noise and at the end of the show they emerge and sing the aria "That was good"

You don't see that sort of awesome in Monteverdi.

satansfingers

the best opera would've been songs from the black hole

but alas

Belruel

PiptheFair wrote: »

bel that is not what I said at all

we all saw what you said young man

BusterK

Fathom is doing this thing where you can go to movie theaters to see Operas from the met
Since most opera is way out of my price range I was thinking of trying for seeing Madama Butterfly in March
http://www.fathomevents.com/

PiptheFair

Belruel wrote: »

PiptheFair wrote: »

bel that is not what I said at all

we all saw what you said young man

I'm like 5 years your senior little missy

now go take a time out

PiptheFair

BusterK wrote: »

Fathom is doing this thing where you can go to movie theaters to see Operas from the met
Since most opera is way out of my price range I was thinking of trying for seeing Madama Butterfly in March
http://www.fathomevents.com/

that is awesome

BusterK

PiptheFair wrote: »

BusterK wrote: »

Fathom is doing this thing where you can go to movie theaters to see Operas from the met
Since most opera is way out of my price range I was thinking of trying for seeing Madama Butterfly in March
http://www.fathomevents.com/

that is awesome

Yeah, if I go I'll probably try to dress up for it

Zombot

I prefer the almighty Rock Opera.

YaYa

hey pip

Williams or Albee

Ghandi 2

BusterK wrote: »

PiptheFair wrote: »

BusterK wrote: »

Fathom is doing this thing where you can go to movie theaters to see Operas from the met
Since most opera is way out of my price range I was thinking of trying for seeing Madama Butterfly in March
http://www.fathomevents.com/

that is awesome

Yeah, if I go I'll probably try to dress up for it

Thank you SO MUCH for linking that. I've been wanting to see/hear Dr Atomic ever since I heard part of it on the classical station. Why hasn't he fucking recorded it already?

Oh hey, they did release it on DVD 2 months ago, if only I had known! Oh well, it will still be cool. Movie theater screens are better and louder!

Ghandi 2

Let it be known that Dr Atomic was amazing, even though the second act was really boring at times because of that fucking random Indian maid.

Has anyone seen the Met and original version? The Met one is coming out on DVD sometime soon, I assume, but the original is on Youtube and I really don't like the staging with all the dancing choreography. But I'm not really into opera so I guess my opinion is uninformed.

The Geek

A night at the opera can be pretty good, but I think I'd rather spend a day at the races.

Jaunty

Khavall wrote: »

I think more people need to be exposed to modern Opera, and then more people would watch it.



The giant climactic part of Le Grande Macabre by Ligeti, for instance, involves the Kind of death thinking that he is drinking the blood of his enemies when in fact he is drinking wine, and then he realizes he was supposed to bring the apocalypse, but he's so drunk he forgot. So instead of riding on a steed with a trumpet and a herald he gets on a toy rocking horse and tries to announce the end of the world but passes out halfway through.

Also at the beginning of the show a lesbian couple decides to go into a tomb to get away from other people making noise and at the end of the show they emerge and sing the aria "That was good"

You don't see that sort of awesome in Monteverdi.

Spoiler that shit, gawd!

Do spoilers apply to operas?

Shankusu

the best opera is pirates of penzance or hms pinafore

Andrew Ryan

The Geek wrote: »

A night at the opera can be pretty good, but I think I'd rather spend a day at the races.

Aw Horsefeathers, The Geek. With an additude like that you might as well Go West order Room Service and spend all day eating Duck Soup with Animal Crackers.