There are several reasons to go to the opera. You go to Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Carmen, or La Boheme for passion and powerful emotion. You go to Carmina Burana or Pagliachi for the poetry and sensation. You go to Student Prince, DeFlater Mause, Love for Three Oranges, or even Cunning Little Vixin for farce and satire. You even see Wagner's ( Read more... )

Well, that's two hours of my life I'll never get back. I'm remembering why I hate English-language opera. It highlights all the stupid mistakes the composer made. I heard better compositions in my Freshman music theory class. UGH ( Read more... )