I realize i am not an opera person
by erjie on 2012-09-14National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - OttawaRating: 2 out of 5The view was good as were the acoustics even from the balcony where I sat. As i sat there i realized opera is realy all about the singing and the fanfare. The acting as such was fairly stilted.
The most damaging thought that I had was that i was seeing the triumph of form (singing, costumes, background) over substance. By substance i mean the plot (which in my view was thin, a theatrical love affair) and the depth of insight ( nothing very revelatory here for me).
Give me Shakespeare and his pithy insights, or even better give me a good psychologicial or historical movie were I can participate more (mentally and emotionally)in the action.