In Reply to: A Request for a reccomendation posted by Michael Czar on February 25, 2007 at 12:21:16:
differs from that of Mr. Brines. "Tosca" is the setting and that should be the opera you seek. And I feel Verdi is much heavier and tougher than Puccini in some ways.My suggestion would be to get a tape or DVD of Tosca. Your local library, perhaps? Since opera is a visual as well as audio medium, it would be a good way to wet your whistle. I, too, love classical music, but much prefer individual arias to listening to a whole opera. No shame in that. But you are more likely to be captured by the opera by seeing it.
I'd go for a performance by Pavarotti or Domingo. Carrera wouldn't be a personal choice.
Good luck.
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- My opinion . . . - psgary 16:37:07 02/25/07 (0)