Opera: The Extravagant Art
As Dr. Samuel Johnson said: "Opera is an exotic and irrational entertainment." Or Alexander Waugh wrote, “Opera is a unique and lavish art form quite unlike any other. It cannot be compared to film, theatre, ballet or music at a concert. Opera has its own life force, and when its man disparate elements—solos, ensembles, choruses, lighting, design, orchestra, movement, and dance—work together, it can be one of the most exhilarating and captivating of all the performing arts." So here, therefore,
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What is your favourite opera? (of the ones listed, couldn't list everything!)
Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart
La Boheme by G. Puccini
Carmen by G. Bizet
Le Traviata by G. Verdi
Turandot by G. Puccini
Eugene Onegin by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Faust by C. Gounoud
Der Ring des Nibelungen by R. Wagner
Tristan und Isolde by R. Wagner
Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti
Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss
La Cenerentola by Rossini
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