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Opera?
One of the things I was looking forward to on our trip to Budapest at Easter was oing to see Verdi's La Traviata at the State Opera House. Unfortunately, they rearranged the schedule before the tickets went on sale, and it won't be showing while we're there. We now have the choices of Arabella by Trauss or Wagner's Parsifal. I have never seen an opera by either (yeah, somehow Wagner just never came up), so I don't know which to choose. Any recommendations?
Re: Opera?
OK, so Arabella is a comedy and Parsifal is more of an epic story. Musically, I'd be leaning towards Strauss, between the two, but that's absolutely a personal thing. Strauss tends to be lighter and more melodic, whereas Wagner tends to be dramatic and less "caressing"... granted, they're both outstanding composers! I guess, pick based on what you're more in the mood for... Traviata is no comedy either so, Wagner would be more consistent with the original plan.
The overview helps! However, I don't think my BF has ever been to an opera, so in your opinion, would one or the other be better for a newbie? I can always listen to both and see which one I think I'd enjoy more live, but I don't know what it would be like for someone who's never been to an opera.
And it's "he."
Ditto everything already said. DH is a huge opera fan but doesn't like Wagner. I saw G?tterd?mmerung (4th in the Ring Cycle) in Chicago once, though, and loved it. Still, I think Strauss would be more appropriate for an intro to opera. :-) And yeah, since the subtitles might well be in Hungarian, definitely read a good, in-depth synopsis before you go. Print it out and take it with you, too.