yogagal1Ordered the Opera CD that I'm going to...
So I can listen and feel the emotions and the music during my car rides before and the week after seeing the opera..!!
Que magnificando! 4 weeks ago
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yogagal1Prep is under way with one week left!
I found the full opera online too, so i’m thinking of watching it alongside the libertto / written summarys to prepare myself so i can enjoy the performance even more in person..
HMM4 weeks ago
yogagal1Going to the opera in about 2 weeks!
I’ve been listening to the arias with lyrics on youtube as well as learned the story line so I can get accustomed to hearing the music, the ‘SINGING’ and begin to see the depths of emotion and relate to it.
I think I will make a print out of the opera arias and will keep listening to it as i do my daily chores, brush my teeth etc, to get comfortable with it.
Also, will check out some books from the library that I ordered for opera appreciation.
And last but not least, will have to find a fab dress to wear for the evening! :D 4 weeks ago
PinkuNamidaDone this...
...and more. I fell in love and now I’ve gone to opera 4 times (2 times this year, 2 times last year) Tomorrow I’m going to see La Traviata. <3 Can't wait! 3 months ago
sarah11yeahFinally!
After many obstacles I finally saw an opera! My parents got me season tickets to the Austin Lyric Opera. I saw Pagliacci and absolutely loved it. I also have tickets for The Marriage of Figaro and Faust. 4 months ago
themooseletUntitled
In fact I discovered I hated the opera (it was Carmen but I doubt my feelings would change were it any other. The repetitive singing put me off, even if the music was gorgeous). I still consider it worth it because at least I will no longer wonder, you know? 8 months ago
daisysugar
It made me
Transported! 
How I did it: I went to see La Cenerentola at Glyndebourne with a group of girl friends. I thought it would be a good first opera as it has a simple story based on Cinderella! Read how I did it… 10 months ago
welpke
It made me
relieved
How I did it: In Budapest i experienced for the first time in my life what an opera is all about. As an opera newbie i decided to see a famous play (an opera that everybody knows). We saw Madame Butterfly. So the opera building was amazing - with lots of gold on the ceilings - a big chandelier and all those beautiful opera stalls and boxes. Just like in the movies.
But i made one big mistake. Madame Butterfly is a very tragic opera (with suicide, drama...). I think it was better if i had chosen a more humoristic play. The plot of the opera was very heavy material and too be honest sometimes it was a bit boring.
But ofcourse i gave opera a second chance. Back in Belgium we have a kind of opera festival in open air (very beautiful experience) and this time it was a playfull and humoristic opera. It called "Die Lustige witwe" and i really enjoyed it. It was very funny and the singing was still beautiful. I liked the story of the opera very much. There was even a little french cancan in it! Fabulous!
So yes opera can be very amazing and worth doing this! But choose the right one!
(in picture you can see the opera in Budapest) Read how I did it… 11 months ago
