I heard Wiley's new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen is the bomb...
I don't know if it's the one opera you should own, but you could do a lot worse than pick up a copy of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten.on a serious tip, what one opera should i own on cd? something cheap in a 'naxos' kind of vein? i like shostakovich a lot, so maybe 'lady macbeth of mtsensk' or whatever it's called? but if so, which version?
berg's wozzeck is brilliant and it's such a crucial juncture musically, straddling two eras really. to have this romantic sensibility ripped apart by dissonance, you can't imagine a better representation of mental anguish! and of europe at the time, i suppose. what else, strauss' elektra comes to mind, and verdi's othello is all dark and brooding, a lot of people with problems on these two.I remember reading about Operatic adaptations of "The Devils Of Loudon" and "Woyzeck"
(especially if one is inclined at all in the art of seduction.... nothing better to have on the hi-fi when sitting in a candle lit room, pouring glasses of brandy for that new special someone)
Janacek, YES! Sometimes I think he's simply the best composer of opera ever, even better than Wagner. If you wan't to find more like "From the Hose of the Dead", you should begin with his other operas, they're more or less masterworks all of them. I'd say begin wiht "The Cunning Little Vixen" and "The Macropulos Case" and then go on from there. And don't miss his instrumental music either!Actually, this rolling thread could be amazing. I just picked up a copy of Janacek's "From The House Of The Dead" and was absolutely blown away.
(especially if one is inclined at all in the art of seduction.... nothing better to have on the hi-fi when sitting in a candle lit room, pouring glasses of brandy for that new special someone)
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not that you need candle-light, opera or brandy to get chicks, with your ultra - clean fine tuned pure + unpoisoned rolls royce of a body right zhao?
Actually, this rolling thread could be amazing. I just picked up a copy of Janacek's "From The House Of The Dead" and was absolutely blown away. Is there anything unconventional and similar to this that I should be looking into? I remember reading about Operatic adaptations of "The Devils Of Loudon" and "Woyzeck" that would seem to readily lend themselves to such unique interpretation, but my knowledge of all things opera is very limited.