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, ...more
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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
 
  3 votes 25.0%

La Boheme by G. Puccini
 
  2 votes 16.7%

Carmen by G. Bizet
 
  2 votes 16.7%

Le Traviata by G. Verdi
 
  1 vote 8.3%

Turandot by G. Puccini
 
  1 vote 8.3%

Eugene Onegin by P. I. Tchaikovsky
 
  1 vote 8.3%

Faust by C. Gounoud
 
  1 vote 8.3%

Der Ring des Nibelungen by R. Wagner
 
  1 vote 8.3%

Tristan und Isolde by R. Wagner
 
  0 votes 0.0%

Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti
 
  0 votes 0.0%

Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss
 
  0 votes 0.0%

La Cenerentola by Rossini
 
  0 votes 0.0%

12 total votes
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