Opera

[lsanderson]

I know just enough about opera to know I don't know much, but I've been inordinately patting myself on the back after listening to an aria on the radio and saying to myself, "It's gotta be Puccini." and being right! Now I'm an expert.

Comments

[lydy]

I, myself, am always proud when I can identify Mozart's "Queen of the ..." yeah, something or other. It's from the Magic Flute, it's highly recognizable, and the character singing it is actually the big bad of the opera. But I can't tell Puccini from Verdi. So, good on you!

[kaffy-r.livejournal.com]

That's the way I feel when I hear a sax solo, and go - hey, that's Coltrane! - and I'm right.