Opera; Love It, or Loathe It.(Classical Music)

[Ian The Poet]

I love classical music with a passion, and have been to a few concerts and operas over the years. I have been to the Proms (not the Last Night), and some classical concerts. However opera is my real favourite, amongst the the ones I've seen so far are; El Nino, by John Adams; Der Rosen Kavalier, by Strauss; Peter Grimes, by Britten; and Puccini's Madam Butterfly. Ahead of me this year I have; The Damnation of Faust, by Berlioz (This is to be directed by Terry Gillam of Monty Python fame, apparently his debut opera.) Then later I have; A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Britten. At the end of the year I've booked; The Nutcracker Ballet.

I was wondering what forum members make classical music, and especially opera?

[bastet]

i like many types of music..from heavy metal to opera! lol!

i have been to see ..the magic flute and die fladermaus.
i would love to see madam butterfly and tosca.

..i love faures requiem and orffs rites of spring..peer gynt and peter and the wolf!! :)

[agora]

Well... I love many types of music, but I find some opera a little painful on the ears. The very high notes (sorry, not very technical!) sound like screaming to me, all too reminiscent of my own physical pain.

I like Faure's Requiem too; also Dvorak's and Durufle's. I like to feel serene. But I also like to get excited to Stravinsky and some Gershwin.

[Johnny Jackoff]

I listen to any style of music, so I've got no problem with opera.

[Jack Aknory]

purcell, henry . .. dido and aeneus (kathleen ferrier// or janet baker)

opera is not my fave. (was raised very strictly. sunday morning: blasting of tosca meant: get up and clean the house .. . .so as you can tell? bad association. we were not allowed to have anything other than classical music in the house, other than the beatles)

despite all that . . .. georges enesco, faure, hindemyth, chopin, vivaldi, H. Wieniawski, prokofiev, taffanel, teleman, manuel de falla, misa flamenca, rodrigo, any thing chamber music . . .chamber music yes yes yes, satee, bach, stravinsky, shoeburt and shoeman, corelli and on and on and on so much good stuff (sorry spelling is horrid) . . . ok so dont forget handel (martin in the fields//duetche grammaphone)

love anything gregorian chant . .. down to bare bone . . . .in ecco chamber

bap bap bap

[Shanalorm]

I don't make music at all, but
I love the music. My favorite singers are Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
They both give a certain feeling to music.

My favorites are:
Canto della Tierra-Andrea Bocelli
Join me- Sarah Brightman & Gregorian Masters

[Shanalorm]

i like many types of music..from heavy metal to opera! lol!

i have been to see ..the magic flute and die fladermaus.
i would love to see madam butterfly and tosca.

..i love faures requiem and orffs rites of spring..peer gynt and peter and the wolf!! :)

It is not strange to love both Opera and Metal, they use basically
some of the same styles and both are supposed to be bombastic
of style. Most metallovers like opera aswel.