Good opera albums?

[Syringer]

I recently got the Phantom of the Opera album, and wow, it quite uplifting..and it makes me feel really cultured and elite while listening to it.

So does anyone know of other albums that can provide me with this great uplifting and elitist feeling?

 

[HappyPuppy]

You are either a very sensitive man, gay or a woman.

 

[glenn1]

Phantom of the Opera is a musical genre called rock opera. It has absolutely no similarity to classic or modern opera. If you want some music to broaden your horizons and make you feel a bit more "cultured" while still being accessible, give Andrea Bocelli a try. He's an opera singer by trade, but does quite a few songs that are intended for a broader, American pop-style audience. Many will have heard his duet with Sarah Brightman, "Con te Partiro (Time to say goodbye)," but that's only his best-known work, not his best. His most recent album "Celini de Toscani" (Tuscan Skies) was written expressly for a mainstream audience, and will probably have quite a few songs on it that you'll like. Download "Le tue parole" and "Sogno" while you're at it.

 

[0roo0roo]

sez the uncultured foo!

phantom isn't really opera, isn't it more broadway show? sorta like andrew loyd webber stuff


fiddler on the roof
bye bye birdie
hedwig
lion king

 

[0roo0roo]

huh? how did andrea bocelli get into this?

i more or less have all his albums pop opera is the best description.

 

[amnesiac]

The obvious choice here is the Three Tenors, or at the very least Luciano Pavarotti.

Or just get recordings of famous operas done by lesser singers.

*edit*
Phantom isn't really opera, it's showtunes. You're gay.

 

[glenn1]

phantom isn't really opera, isn't it more broadway show? sorta like andrew loyd webber stuff

Not sorta. Is. Andrew Lloyd Weber did the music for Phantom of the Opera, which is why it sounds exactly like Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, and most of the rest of the most popular musicals of the last quarter century. The only musicals which have really hit it big that wasn't scored by ALW recently are Rent and Les Miserables.

 

[Ameesh]

verdi's othello is my favorite


phantom is lame broadway crap comparativly

 

[Brutuskend]

Good opera albums?

In my opinion, none.

(SING IN ENGLISH ALLREADY!!)

But then I am a uncultured slob...............

 

[NutBucket]

Queen - A Night At The Opera

 

[glenn1]

huh? how did andrea bocelli get into this?

Don't you think it's better to ease someone into a new genre? I think that Phantom of the Opera to Bocelli is a pretty easy transition... he's heard ALW and likes it, do you think he'd be more apt to listen to and like Bocelli, or Wagner's Ring Cycle? Let him get his feet wet in the genre first, before we start dropping Puccini, Bizet, Donizetti, Rossini, and all the other greats on him

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Good opera albums?

In my opinion, none.

(SING IN ENGLISH ALLREADY!!)

But then I am a uncultured slob...............

phantom is in english

 

[kgraeme]

Originally posted by: Syringer
I recently got the Phantom of the Opera album, and wow, it quite uplifting..and it makes me feel really cultured and elite while listening to it.

So does anyone know of other albums that can provide me with this great uplifting and elitist feeling?

Try things like the Choral from Beethoven's Ninth, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, Wagner's Ride of the Valkerie, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Les Miserables, Madam Butterfly, Miss Saigon. If you listen to those over and over and even call in to your local public radio station requesting them you will be lauded for your deep cultured elitism.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: glenn1

huh? how did andrea bocelli get into this?

Don't you think it's better to ease someone into a new genre? I think that Phantom of the Opera to Bocelli is a pretty easy transition... he's heard ALW and likes it, do you think he'd be more apt to listen to and like Bocelli, or Wagner's Ring Cycle? Let him get his feet wet in the genre first, before we start dropping Puccini, Bizet, Donizetti, Rossini, and all the other greats on him

oh and he's blind too no prancing for him heh

 

[glenn1]

In my opinion, none.

(SING IN ENGLISH ALLREADY!!)

But then I am a uncultured slob...............

No you're not. Even those who LIKE opera started off knowing pretty much one or two opera songs. And we knew them both from watching Bugs Bunny, "What's Opera Doc?" and the Barber of Seville episode. I don't think there's a person alive today who can't sing along to "Kill the waaa-bit, kill the waaaaaaaaaaaaa-bit!"

But that still doesn't mean that Bugs is the epitome of opera

 

[Brutuskend]

OH I like the MUSIC just fine...it's the singing a can do without.

But then I guess I have a limited taste in music.

You should see all the flack I caught for stateing my opinion on RAP a few days back !

(though I stand by my feelings on THAT subject....)

 

[kgraeme]

That's it. I'm sending you exclusive passes to my new rap opera I'm working on. You've been warned.

 

[Dolemite69]

Here's a few favorites to search for... Great songs in many a folks' opinion:

andrea bocelli - con te partiro
andrea bocelli - nessun dorma
andrea bocelli - o sole mio
puccini - madame butterfly
maria callas - bizet habanera from carmen

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: kgraeme
That's it. I'm sending you exclusive passes to my new rap opera I'm working on. You've been warned.

<Sam Kenison Voice> OHHOHHHHHOOOOO<Sam Kenison Voice> :Q

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: Dolemite69
Here's a few favorites to search for... Great songs in many a folks' opinion:

andrea bocelli - con te partiro
andrea bocelli - nessun dorma
andrea bocelli - o sole mio
puccini - madame butterfly
maria callas - bizet habanera from carmen

hey, i tried those..they're great!! have any others?

 

[Dolemite69]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: Dolemite69
Here's a few favorites to search for... Great songs in many a folks' opinion:

andrea bocelli - con te partiro
andrea bocelli - nessun dorma
andrea bocelli - o sole mio
puccini - madame butterfly
maria callas - bizet habanera from carmen

hey, i tried those..they're great!! have any others?

Hmmmmm, Pavarotti of course is good... you may have heard this one before:

Luciano Pavarotti - O amore, o bella luce del core

How about you Glenn1, you got any other suggestions similar to these?

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Queen - A Night At The Opera

I agree.