Opera

The opera. I know, sounds stuffy, dull, and might I even say boring. However, I had the chance to attend Puccini's Turandot put on by the Arizona Opera company last night and I LOVED it!

It was a great introduction to Opera. It is a fun story that takes place in Peking, about a princess who doesn't want to get married. So, she has it set up that any possible suitor must answer three riddles before they can marry. If they can't answer the riddles correctly...they must visit the executioner. Then one man comes and answers the questions and she still does not want to marry him. So, he gives her a way out. He says if she can find out his name by morning then she can have him killed. Essentially, by the time night is over she knows his name but has also fallen in love with him.

I did have to laugh at the audience. Before the performance started they announced the 2011-2012 season. From the number of gasps, ahhhs, and shouts of wonderful and bravo, we were worried that some of the older opera enthusiasts would soon go into cardiac arrest due to over excitement. It was kind of cute.

Surprisingly I had actually heard one of the songs that was performed. "Nessun Dorma" is a quite popular tenor aria and you would know it if heard it.



So, there you have it. Although I don't foresee a time where I will go out and buy an opera on CD or download any songs onto my regular playlist, attending an opera is another story. I would definitely be up for another performance.