When you go to the Opera do you see tragic Operas or happy ones???? I mean the s

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When you go to the Opera do you see tragic Operas or happy ones???? I mean the story line ???

I am trying to pick an Opera to see and so far my choices are :

Cavalleria Rusticana
Don Giovanni
Carmen

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Those are three very different choices. Canalleria Rusticana is a one act opera so it is short. But I think it is a little boring. It is usually paired with I Paglacci, which makes it all worth it. My personal choice would be Carmen. I prefer the French composers to the Austrian. But, Don Giovanni is Mozart's best. So, you can't really go wrong. So, if you prefer Gypsies going through Spain, singing in French, falling in love and meeting a tragic end, go see Carmen. If you want to see an arrogant, womanizing noble man get it in the end, see Don Giovanni. If Cavalleria Rusticana is not paired with I Pagliacci, I would avoid it. i've read about Don Giovanni it's very good! : ) Most 'Grand Opera' is tragic. However there are a number of Operettas which do end happily. For instance: Mozart's Magic Flute, Johann Strauss's "Gipsy Baron" Franz Lehar's "Merry Widow", Sigmund Romberg's "white Horse Inn", Rossini's "Barber of Seville" or Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro". I have never been to one, but I would REALLY LOVE to..and I would go see a sad one. From what I understand, even though you may not understand what they are saying, you can 'feel' it. Theres my opinion!! Considering my favorite opera is Sweeney Todd, I'd have to say "Tragic Comedy". I`m affraid the only one I know is Carmen and that`s because I think I`m such a sad person or It remindds me of Edith Piaf for some reason......The only other opera I`ve seen is Quadrophenia and that`s more of a rock opera so it may not count Most good operas have a sad ending.
My favourite has always been Carmen. Apart from the good storyline, the music is brilliant, as is everything that Georges
Bizet wrote.
Don't stop with one, see and listen to them all. I like any good music, including Gilbert and Sullivan.
Keep an open mind and just enjoy. I've never been to the opera, but I am dying to go. I would rather go see a tragic opera because I would love to feel the experience. It has to be magical. There's something aboutbeing moved to tears by something you can't even understand, but you just feel. Generally, I prefer the tragic ones, but there are a couple of comedies--Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi", Wagner's "Die Meistersinger", and Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier".

But I think you'd enjoy any of the opera you mentioned. "Don Giovanni" has both tragic and comic elements. "Cavalleria Rusticana" is often paired with "I paglicacci", which I like even better. well, what kind of movies do you like the best? the light-hearted, happy-ever-after, or the three-hankie kind? I'd say, it depends mostly on what I'm in the mood for. A good laugh or a good cry- both have positive results.
If Cavalleria is paired with I Pagliacci ( and it is so often that they are referred to as Cav and Pag), you'll get a double whammy of drama. Big tunes, big emotions.
Don Giovanni was composed by that genius-of-all-genii, Mozart. The music is big, but stays subtle, discreet, without those big splashy effects that Cav and Pag show off. Many composers that came right after Mozart thought this opera was the ultimate expression of good musical taste and high drama.
Carmen is just good ol fun. Ya got yer gypsies, and the sexy girl, and the dumb soldier guy who doesn't know what to do with that kind of come-on. You got lazy towns-folk, the girls at the cigarette factory ( think sweatshop conditions, and Spanish summer heat, and the combination of that and the nicotine on those girls. Is there a word that makes hot hotter?). The Toreador, who's got the ego, and the blz to match our girl. Whaddaya want past that?
No, I'm not prejudiced in favor of Carmen, really I'm not.
My choice, as an intellectual snob, would be by cast. If there is a less-than-brilliant Carmen, forget it. If the Don Giovanni wears thick glasses, forget it.
If the Turriddu and Santuzza don't rip the wallpaper down in their fight, or if the Canio doesn't have it in him to give the "tenor sob" in his big aria, my money has been wasted. I go for the voices.
But, then, I would.
Carmen is the easiest entrance piece to opera of the three you listed. If this is your first opera, try that out first.
Happy listening! I love Falstaff. It's very funny and the music is wonderful. ive never went to watch one.and i cant watch one.its so annoying with that voice.but i like the clothe and the decore.and i thing u should choose cavalleria rusticana it feels like its something original not too much dramatique.