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Haha, went to the Opera today to see Don Giovanni. It was my first time at the opera and i have to say it was kinda of mixed. First off I am not an opera buff and I as a mere layman though Don Giovanni was very facinating. The music was great and the performers have amazing strong voices. I have to say I was impressed even though I didn’t understand a word of the songs being sang.

Apparently Don Giovanni was written my Mozart and was considered a contemporary opera in its day. It was a show made for the commoners and peasants, kinda like broadway for most of us today. The downside of the opera, at least for me, is that I don’t speak Italian and have no idea what was going on or what the story was about. I was guessing through out the whole thing and ended up reading a synopsis on wikipedia sometime later. I guessed wrong.

It’s kind of hard for someone who is not snob and snotty to talk to somebody who is into opera because some of them are pretty snotty douce bags. I was trying to have conversation with some 30 something yuppy douce sitting next to me about the show during intermission and I could tell he was trying his best to hide his smirk. I wanted to smack him right there, I bet I still have better taste in music than him. Stupid yuppy snot ball.

One thing that I find amazing about opera though, despite there being douches there, is that the performers can keep it going at least 6 days a week. Some days the perform twice. Considering the range in which the sing and the strength of there voices I am quite impressed. I used to sing in my church’s quire and i remember my voice would actually get sore after the day after singing only a few songs and hyms.