Happy Valentine's Day, everybody. I know I haven't been posting much on here but that's because I've been doing a lot of work on my music blog, Superconductor. Here's today's special Valentine's Day article:
BadFellas: The Five Worst Opera Characters to date for Valentine's Day Here's an excerpt:
Lohengrin (um...Lohengrin by Richard Wagner)
At first glance, the courtly knight in shining armor looks like perfect hubby material. He's even a fan of love at first sight, defending women in single combat, and settling down and getting married. But there's a catch: he'll marry you but you're not allowed to ask him about his name, his lineage, or where he came from. Needless to say, he catches the next swan-drawn boat out of town.
Read the rest of the article (and another dozen or so recent pieces at
http://super-conductor.com