Hate to say it but English language operas aren’t as good as itilian, German etc

Oh my

Why would you hate to say this? Operas were written in an era dominated by Latin, Italian, German, and Russian languages. “Operas” written in English are musicals.

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Maybe TheCaw is to familiar with the English language that the libretto dialog sounds stilted but it doesn’t make sense because regular songs in English are way better than songs in other languages to me but operas not the case

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Opera is more about conveying emotion than dialogue. It’s why operas generally come with “books” explaining the plot. When you’re hearing an opera in English, the dialogue is distracting you from the emotion.

While Romance languages tend to be a bit more lyrical than English, I don’t think that’s the primary issue here.

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to familiar with the English language

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i'm guessing that's not it...

and then there's this

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itilian

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Italian opera is the touchstone for opera, but if we include works by Wagner then we begin to step away from traditional to more modern and furthermore we open the door to English and American "opera" that may include such things as Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Chess, and even such lowly common trash as Cats.

I'd say that Les Miserables and Phantom were good, but they were copies of stories already told in prose. Chess, on the other hand, was a new story and a stand alone production. Cats should have resulted in the exile of Andrew Lloyd Weber from human association.

Some may make a distinction between opera and Broadway musicals, but in truth, there is little difference apart from the years each was produced. Both are written and produced to entice crowds from both the aristocracy and the more common man who is appreciative of artistic endeavor. Both were modern for their times and utilized contemporary instrumentation to play contemporary music to tell a story.

Of all the modern productions that "could" be considered opera, I would say that Chess best fits the bill, and while it wasn't as successful as something like Carmen, it was still a very sound offering to the public.

A bit of both English and Italian, mostly the later. Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli. Brilliant.

Time To Say Goodbye

Opera lol

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TheCaw is a proud American and believes that English is the best language in the world but hates to say that Italian German and yes French operas are better then English

Maybe TheCaw is to familiar with the English language that the libretto dialog sounds stilted but it doesn’t make sense because regular songs in English are way better than songs in other languages to me but operas not the case

Maybe it was just the specific opera with English words I saw sucks but in general it seems those fruity European Romance languages are better for the opera art form

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WRONG!

ALL operas suck. I would rather be waterboarded than forced to listen to that Godawful caterwauling.

BTW.....music board.

Opera singing is devoted to displays of technical virtuosity

Italian words generally end in vowels

Vowels are easier to sing & hold than consonants

Ergo, Italian is the language of opera