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32. I'm kind of a 20th century fan

Sat Nov 21, 2020, 05:42 PM

Nov 2020

From Berg's Wozzeck and Lulu to Schoenberg's Moses und Aron. And even into the 21st century with John Adams's Dr. Atomic. This aria sung by the baritone Gerald Finley (based on John Donne's "Batter My Heart, Three-personed God" ) is absolutely heart-rending in person. The doubt and guilt of having created the atomic bomb.

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What is your favorite opera and why? [View all] CTyankee Nov 2020 OP

No opera is my favorite opera ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #1

The Ring ironflange Nov 2020 #2

The heartbreaking beauty of the arias and duets in Butterfly... NRaleighLiberal Nov 2020 #3

I think Peter and the Wolf was an opera, wasn't it? judesedit Nov 2020 #4

No. It's a piece for orchestra with speaker. (Nobody sings.) fierywoman Nov 2020 #13

Oh. Ok. Thanks. lol. It's been so long since I heard it, but I really liked it. judesedit Nov 2020 #41

Peter and the Wolf is an amazing piece! I think Les Mis and Fiddler are musicals (I don't know fierywoman Nov 2020 #51

Well, thanks for cluing me in. I guess it's musicals I prefer. judesedit Nov 2020 #52

I've never seen Les Miz, but... jmowreader Nov 2020 #68

But there are lots of operas with spoken words ... Magic Flute, for one. fierywoman Nov 2020 #69

Probably the web browser unblock Nov 2020 #5

The first opera I ever saw was peacefreak2.0 Nov 2020 #6

Actually, anything by Gilbert and Sullivan unblock Nov 2020 #7

nope it's The Mikado hands down yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #45

I like H.M.S. Pinafore Stuart G Nov 2020 #57

My favorite wasn't listed - Don Giovanni. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #8

DG is my favorite, too--for obvious reasons cyclonefence Nov 2020 #18

The Commendatore scene in the last act is just hair-raising! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #21

Julie Traymore production of magic flute also one of the Ny Mets lastCarmens was quite good IMO lunasun Nov 2020 #9

CARMEN elleng Nov 2020 #10

Carmen is wonderful nt yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #46

Loved that top one! JudyM Nov 2020 #73

Tosca. But it's hard to name just one. fierywoman Nov 2020 #11

Tommy Cattledog Nov 2020 #12

gmta... cayugafalls Nov 2020 #15

Tommy, The Wall, Quadrophenia and Rocky Horror Picture Show in that order. cayugafalls Nov 2020 #14

can't argue with those. IcyPeas Nov 2020 #59

Traviata BeyondGeography Nov 2020 #16

Verdi's *Falstaff*... First Speaker Nov 2020 #17

Tosca! choie Nov 2020 #19

I lived for life, I lived for love is such a beautiful aria (preceding such a godawful ending!). CTyankee Nov 2020 #26

Played on my radio station today, elleng Nov 2020 #28

I visited laScala and saw part of a rehearsal (from afar, not down close). I was there under CTyankee Nov 2020 #31

I remember those days! elleng Nov 2020 #34

I still want to gt to Barcelona with my daughter. I hope Europe will have us again once Biden is CTyankee Nov 2020 #35

I hope so too! elleng Nov 2020 #37

I'm a mezzo soprano and choie Nov 2020 #79

Anything by Mozart... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2020 #20

The Pearl Fishers mia Nov 2020 #22

I love that duet altho I have never seen the opera. It's wonderful! CTyankee Nov 2020 #24

My local opera company (Nashville) presented The Pearl Fishers Tanuki Nov 2020 #63

Madama Butterfly. FM123 Nov 2020 #23

Un Bel Di is such a lovely aria. And I adore the opera. CTyankee Nov 2020 #25

The ONLY aria in that opera worth my time, imo! elleng Nov 2020 #27

Yes, just beautiful. When she sings about what it will be like when he returns I cry and cry..... FM123 Nov 2020 #38

Tosca followed closely by Carmen. broiles Nov 2020 #29

Jesus Christ Superstar. Lunabell Nov 2020 #30

Me too Lunabell! choie Nov 2020 #83

I'm kind of a 20th century fan frazzled Nov 2020 #32

Tosca Chipper Chat Nov 2020 #33

Coraggio!................... MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #36

I don't know much about opera, but Turandot, simply for this.... CurtEastPoint Nov 2020 #39

Shivers DoBotherMe Nov 2020 #61

One Of My RobinA Nov 2020 #77

Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini Celerity Nov 2020 #40

Suor Angelica, also part of Il Trittico, includes what I think is Puccini's best aria: The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #49

Tosca. Harker Nov 2020 #42

Out the window...what a way to go! CTyankee Nov 2020 #47

It's a fair drop from the ramparts of Castel Sant'Angelo. Harker Nov 2020 #53

All the better! CTyankee Nov 2020 #54

was present during MrsMatt Nov 2020 #75

Oh, dear. Where was this? CTyankee Nov 2020 #76

St. Paul, Minnesota MrsMatt Nov 2020 #78

La Traviata. Amazing singing roles. 58Sunliner Nov 2020 #43

Boris Godunov. johnp3907 Nov 2020 #44

There is a wonderful recording of it, came out in the '80s, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #48

Einstein On The Beach hurl Nov 2020 #50

I like Glass' Satyagraha, too, and John Adams' Nixon in China. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #62

Satyagraha is just gorgeous, one of his most emotional works. Akhnaten is cool! hurl Nov 2020 #65

Wagner's "Das Rheingold". Aristus Nov 2020 #55

If you're a fan of Das Rheingold you would probably appreciate this: The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #56

Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogonny IcyPeas Nov 2020 #58

Lakme. Iggo Nov 2020 #60

Carmen. Laffy Kat Nov 2020 #64

Der Rosenkavalier. Baltimike Nov 2020 #66

Porgy and Bess NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2020 #67

Britten's "Peter Grimes" is my favorite opera jmowreader Nov 2020 #70

I love "The Marriage of Figaro" Glorfindel Nov 2020 #71

Thanks. I feel so uptight all the time about politics that a brief foray into opera world is welcome CTyankee Nov 2020 #72

couple Marriage of Figaro with Barber of Seville yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #80

Norma MrsMatt Nov 2020 #74

for sheer hilarity and bawdiness you can't top "Lysistrata" yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #81

I knw the story and it's perfect for opera! Who wrote the opera? which century? CTyankee Nov 2020 #82