Comments on: If you were not an opera fan, you will be now, I guarantee it

By: Douglas C Alder

Douglas C Alder — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 05:16:19 +0000

Magnifico

By: Obstreperous Applesauce

Obstreperous Applesauce — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:36:45 +0000

Love it!

By: Eric Lund

Eric Lund — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:00:36 +0000

Ugo@4: Not really. Most of it is either Italianized English or words that are obviously cognate. They define the handful of exceptions.

The singing gets rapid in places, but that’s opera for you. Gilbert and Sullivan were also notorious for that–even native English speakers have a hard time catching all of the words in the Major General’s Song, for instance.

By: Ugo Bardi

Ugo Bardi — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 09:17:30 +0000

To appreciate this, you need to understand Italian!!!

By: Wow

Wow — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 07:31:07 +0000

Pity kevin will never read this. Dang.

By: kermit

kermit — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 02:11:54 +0000

I always liked Rossini. His music ages well.

By: Marcia Gilliam

Marcia Gilliam — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 01:22:21 +0000

Once a friend asked me what Opera was about. I said love and hate, lust and affection, violence, loyalty and betrayal, just like now.
Fits, yes?
Thanks for pointing this out, I loved it!