if by out-wagnered you mean 'finally gave in to writing non melody so that pseudo-intellectuals would call it his masterpiece' then yes, he definitely did.
@finylvinyl66 Actually.. the wagner connection is very interesting :D I just did a piece at uni on Falstaff and the only connection to Wagner is that Verdi WASN'T affected by the influence from the North. The whole of Europe was expecting change.. and here comes old Verdi (haha) with this amazing work that doesn't include any of the above mentioned wagnerisms :P
Hilarious! Will be seeing The WNO perform this soon. Opera not funny? we've thwarted love, death,treachery,tragedy,guilt,cruelty, raging evil passions and loads of laughs. Saw the WNO perform The Magic Flute (in The Millenium Centre-fablious)it was so funny. Silly Papageno! I'm not posh and wore my waterproof anorak to Wagner's Tristan and Isolde(1st opera I'd ever seen)in Bristol. I was utterly transfixed. Then found I'd velcro'd myself to the man sitting next to me. "Ooops sorry." Rrrrip!!!
I think they must be saying, Tutto nel mondo è burla ! Carol of Ohio
SLPgoogle 1 year ago
wish i knew what they were saying
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RichardBLongly 2 years ago
I like how the action and dialog changes the music , I should love to meet with this in New Millenium opera compositions for 2010
wwwjohnjewelcom 2 years ago
yes one could say that Verdi out wagnered Wagner in this opera, it is truly his masterpiece.
yumyumwhatzohai 2 years ago
if by out-wagnered you mean 'finally gave in to writing non melody so that pseudo-intellectuals would call it his masterpiece' then yes, he definitely did.
HoHeave 2 years ago
Non melody?!?!!? There are melodies all over the place, oyu must be deaf not to hear them, this is one of the most melodious pieces Verdi ever wrote.
And what I mean by out Wagnered is how he infuses the drama and the music.
He composed this for no one's taste, but his own, okay?
Dimwit.
yumyumwhatzohai 2 years ago
It may very well be Verdi's masterpiece
(although "Otello" is right up there,)
but I don't get the Wagner connection.
finylvinyl66 2 years ago
@finylvinyl66 Actually.. the wagner connection is very interesting :D I just did a piece at uni on Falstaff and the only connection to Wagner is that Verdi WASN'T affected by the influence from the North. The whole of Europe was expecting change.. and here comes old Verdi (haha) with this amazing work that doesn't include any of the above mentioned wagnerisms :P
Hope this helps :D Ciao
OperaSamia 1 year ago
Worth watching this production for the colors alone!
telephilia 3 years ago
Yes, funny! :)
Operomania 3 years ago
Hilarious! Will be seeing The WNO perform this soon. Opera not funny? we've thwarted love, death,treachery,tragedy,guilt,cruelty, raging evil passions and loads of laughs. Saw the WNO perform The Magic Flute (in The Millenium Centre-fablious)it was so funny. Silly Papageno! I'm not posh and wore my waterproof anorak to Wagner's Tristan and Isolde(1st opera I'd ever seen)in Bristol. I was utterly transfixed. Then found I'd velcro'd myself to the man sitting next to me. "Ooops sorry." Rrrrip!!!
kittyfreek 4 years ago
And they say opera isn't funny...BS!!!
singingismypassion 4 years ago 2
Funny! Perfect!
Amphipolis 4 years ago