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iamducky  ·  3321 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 146th Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

Recently I learned that opera can be totally fun. I saw La Traviata with my SO at a dress rehearsal (free for students!) the other day on a whim and I absolutely loved it. It was hilarious, dramatic, captivating...nothing like the stuffy image I had of it before. I'm very glad I took the opportunity.

Here's one of my favorite songs from it, a drinking song called "Libiamo ne' lieti calici":

Hey kleinbl00, have you seen this one?





kleinbl00  ·  3313 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not in person, but yes. ;-)

coffeesp00ns  ·  3321 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I always say "If you Like Star Wars, you like opera." Star wars, and space movies like it (such as Interstellar), are just Opera in english, with music and Leitmotifs taking the role that singing would have.

user-inactivated  ·  3321 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't know much about Opera, but my mom used to play this for me growing up.

Edit: Not that particular lady, mind you. Just the song.