I only like one type of opera.... other than that pipe shape....
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Who’s Fond of Opera?
- Thread starter Birddog66
- Start date
I really enjoyed the J.G. Wentworth opera commercial! Made me wish I had a structured settlement and needed the cash now...
I've never had an opera pipe, but I'm a pretty big fan of the art form. I've been in 'em, played in the orchestra for 'em, and sung and played a number of arias and excerpts in my career. My favorite opera composers are Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Alban Berg, and Phillip Glass. Wagner's ring cycle contains some of the best music ever written, and the "original" ring cycle, sorry Tolkien fans (ok, technically, both cycles are based at least partially on norse mythology).
It's actually very good when you're on a non-typical device or OS such as "smart" DVD players and older cellphones. Sadly there's becoming less and less of it these days.
I still want my laptops to come with one. How am I gonna watch movies otherwise?
That's the beauty of Opera. Almost any device that allows streaming likely has an Opera app that will let you browse the interwebs albeit a bit cumbersome to use.
I got rid of our DVD players for Roku sticks. The new sticks allow me to control the TV volume and turn the TV off. Plus, I have a Roku app on my phone that allows me to control the Roku sticks from my phone on my WiFi network. It's fun to mess with my wife while I'm in the backyard.
I truly love opera. Opera pipes, I've never had the opportunity to try. Guess I'll have to do so one of these days...maybe while watching some opera...
On the point of originality, part of my cultural heritage is a medieval chain dance with chanting, and some of the main ballads are about the niebelungen. They are medieval, probably 6-700 years old. The central epos about Sigurd and the ring, the dragon, shieldmaiden and all that is contained in three songs with about 600 verses.
Essential to the singing is knowing the songs by heart, as papers and books are no-no.
L O V E I T !
A little "pitchy" but the intonation and acting was just superb! BRAVO! I could only imagine what Curley could do with Donizetti's, Mad Scene.
If I'm not mistaken Maria Callas revealed that she learned everything she knew, from studying at Mr. Curley's Vocal School -a little known adjunct of the famous, Julliard. That school is still turning out great singers, and it's still in the original West 48th Street, location. I just passed it the other day. It's right next to "Dora Schiffler's Mambo Studio?. You can't miss it.
The markings are feint but I’ve drawn what I can see, hope this helps.
