So as my local track-count closes near 30,000 songs I realized I’ve never really “gotten” opera, never really gave it a chance. But now that the equipment is there, I was wondering if someone has any good live-performances to recommend to someone looking to cut their teeth on the genre?

Anything that truly stands above the rest, kinda like the Hans Zimmer’s Live In Prague-of-opera?

  • NameNotEmail@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Mozart’s Le Nozza di Figaro is one of the best operas period. Music is phenomenal. I have a few recordings but like James Levine and Metropolitan Opera. Mozart’s Die Zauberflote by Solti is a good one too. If your first experience with opera is at home, don’t get too caught up on the story. Just listen. If you enjoy it you can always take a deeper dive.