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

None of those other languages could produce a masterpiece like the JG Wentworth jingle

Going out on a limb to say this isn’t the crowd for opera

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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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This isn't entirely true.

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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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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.

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Dido & Aeneas

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Is awesome.

What's this fig jibberish?

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Why would you hate to say this?

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because I’m proud to be an American and English is our language