In Reply to: A Request for a reccomendation posted by Michael Czar on February 25, 2007 at 12:21:16:
I don't know how anyone could get 'hooked on opera' without attending a live performance. Of course, you could say that about any unfamiliar genre but opera is drama accompanied by music; not the reverse.One of the best Tosca's I ever heard was at Oberlin by a student ensemble. The Sacristan was absolutely marvelous and so I was drawn into the entire performance with a very good Scarpia and great Tosca even though Mario had a lesser voice and chewed the scenery.
I would recommend you seek out a nearby college with a decent music school and attend a performance to get 'hooked'.
"...In research as in life one is far more likely to find what one looks for than what one neglects."
-The Modern Researcher; Jacques Barzun & Henry Graff
Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, Inc. third edition 1977
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Follow Ups
- Re: A Request for a reccomendation - Square Peg 01:49:12 02/27/07 (1)
- ^^What he said^^ - ScottZ 14:50:48 02/27/07 (0)