Comments on: Life Is Short. Opera Is Long.

By: MikeSpring

MikeSpring — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:26:44 +0000

Jane, thanks for the valuable insight! All of you opera fans are starting to make me think I’m really missing out on something! A comedy definitely sounds like the way to go for my initial foray into Opera. Thanks!

By: Jane Ingalls

Jane Ingalls — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:36:22 +0000

Mike, maybe try thinking of opera as “voice over the orchestra!” On a night when everything lines up, one can be moved to tears or gales of laughter. If you have the opportunity, choose a comedy like The Barber of Seville. (Last fall you could have attended for free in Washington DC at the Nationals Ball park. Opera, brats and beer…how does that sound?)
If you want more ideas, let me know, because when I am not behind the mic,I am singing opera! Thanks for the irresistible post.

By: MikeSpring

MikeSpring — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:31 +0000

Thanks, Debra! It’s fantastic that a life experience like that when you were young could lead to your career choices! I’ll let you know when I finally make it to my first opera!

By: Debra Anderson

Debra Anderson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:59:34 +0000

My parents insisted on buying season tickets to the Lyric opera in Chicago. As a middle school student, I can tell you, it was not my choice to go. But every month we would drive from St Joseph Mich. to Chicago; attend the opera that evening and drive back home that night. I did not understand much of it since it was usually in a foreign language, but I became familiar with the libretto, and learned to appreciate the vocal techniques(no mics or sound systems there!)and became intrigued with the sets and costumes and pagentry of it all. I saw some famous people and grew to love the voice as an instrument. Its why I became a singer, a vocal instructor, and now a voice actor. Nothing shows vocal talent and technique like a skilled opera singer! The purity of the venue is like nothing else! Try it! You will learn to appreciate it! Mozz