My love for the Ring and Gotterdammerung is a mystery even to me.My first time “seeing it” was on a DVD from the library. It had to be returned that day and I had to fast forward through a lot of it… I guess I totally missed the point.Then, I saw…
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The thing about opera is, it gives so much back to you… So many magical moments.My very first-time attending opera at the movie theater, I saw Aida. My first Aida. Now I have never been too sure why this opera is not called Amneris and that day Am…
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The Das Rheingold Collection celebrates the first opera of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle of four interconnected operas. Here we are introduced to Wotan, Loge, Erda, the Rhinemaidens and others who we will see or hear about as the story unfolds.Check out t…
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People get intimidated by Wagner’s Ring Cycle, but I encourage you not to be!True, it is long; there are lots of interrelated characters and lots of interconnected music. It’s not your normal opera story, it’s trying to representing all of time. O…
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Did you know?February is National “Bake for Family Fun Month”! In honor of this we’re celebrating the one act opera “Bon Appetit” by composer Lee Hoiby. The text of the opera is drawn directly from one of PBS’s The French Chef cooking shows in…
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It’s our seventh annual challenge to “Make Opera Your Valentine!”At Opera Bracelets we say our product is for fun-loving, passionate opera fans. As such, I encourage you this Valentine’s Day to share a favorite opera aria, moment or duet (it is not r…
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