This is a lot of how I feel about opera -- I don't put up with the bullshit, and prefer to cackle at it. I AM emotionally affected by the MUSIC, and occasionally some of the libretto, but it takes a pretty down-to-earth segment for me to really appreciate it. I love all the hopping around and yowling that characters do in opera. It's absolutely smashing.
I also do appreciate a lot of things -- operas, musicals, etc. -- just for the STORY of it. But I think I (maybe) totally get where you're coming from and I happen to be lucky enough to have a nice dark line in my head between "stories for fun" and "stories to model my life after". ^_^
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Date: 2008-12-09 12:35 pm (UTC)This is a lot of how I feel about opera -- I don't put up with the bullshit, and prefer to cackle at it. I AM emotionally affected by the MUSIC, and occasionally some of the libretto, but it takes a pretty down-to-earth segment for me to really appreciate it. I love all the hopping around and yowling that characters do in opera. It's absolutely smashing.
I also do appreciate a lot of things -- operas, musicals, etc. -- just for the STORY of it. But I think I (maybe) totally get where you're coming from and I happen to be lucky enough to have a nice dark line in my head between "stories for fun" and "stories to model my life after". ^_^