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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