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Opera: 18th Century Metallica

May 3, 2013

In which Karen Akers, Alto, President of the VCS Board, and person of acute and hilarious wit, holds forth on opera as we head into the last two weeks of intensive rehearsal for Opera For The People. (Early bird tickets still on sale, available until Monday, May 6, 2013.) 

Swallow all food and drink before reading this on your electronic device of choice, you have been warned.

What we think when we think of opera.....

What we think when we think of opera…..(image courtesy The Worm-Stung God)

Here’s the deal – a lot of people think they don’t like opera because it’s stuffy. An audience of over-dressed people, withstanding the assault of large men and women singing at them, at decibel levels that can induce deafness. The language is incomprehensible, the choruses never seem to end, and singers wander up and down the stage like a rather unfocused staff meeting. If staff meetings featured singing. And maybe hats with horns on them. And what’s up with the horns?

Opera singer, with viking horned helmet

Nope. We won’t be wearing horns. (image courtesy Operagasm)

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Tagged With: brunhilde, karen Akers, loony tunes, marx brothers, metallica, opera for the people, reston chorale, three stooges, vahalla, vikings

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