I just want to let everyone know that I'm very happy because I've just had a wonderful Saturday night "at the opera"...well, I've just watched my favorite opera on DVD and the beautiful melodies are going to be going through my head for days...
Alfonso & Estrella (Schubert) Highly recommended to all classical music enthusiasts...it's the only opera I know without any murder, adultery, witchcraft, ancient pagan gods and other dubious plot lines...and the basic values that the audience takes away from the story are:
- Love is more powerful than war.
- The most glorious thing a man can do is to forgive his enemies whole-heartedly. (that's actually in the lyrics)
- Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth (well, the kingdom anyway).
No wonder it's never seen at any of the major opera houses...
aldona
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