The Many Faces of Opera
Overheard at a recent performance (somewhere, sometime, I’m sure):
- Music lover: “I loved the overture and the arias”
- Opera buff: “I loved this production”
- Opera poseur: “I loved the recitative – I can’t stand people who only listen to arias”
- Opera wannabe poseur: “I love how Puccini sits in the Baroque mainstream”
- Opera self-deluder: “The acting was superb”
- Opera bunny: “What’s Placido’s room number?”
- Opera critic: “Where’s the bar?”