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jleopold  ·  3315 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Night at the Opera: A Musical Journey

One last recommendation: if you ever need something lighter in the opera direction, check out Bernstein's Candide. YouTube has one with Bernstein himself conducting, and he makes the the whole piece more dynamic through both his explanations and asides and his conducting, which is really more just dancing on the podium. Wonderful composer, wonderful opera, Wonderful performance.