Posted by ed_uk2010 on November 26, 2013, at 12:23:16
In reply to 'mozart effect' » baseball55, posted by johnLA on November 16, 2013, at 23:34:55
>have you ever been to a mozart opera? it's quite sublime. even for the most cynical classical taste, i feel.
I've been to six I think. Mozart's operas were a lot more dramatically entertaining that earlier operas. I like earlier music, but the recitative-aria-recitative-aria blah blah is not very entertaining after 2 hours. The best Mozart I ever saw was a brilliant performance of the Magic Flute, with only a piano and a few instrumentalists. The singers were amazing, the comedy was actually funny (as opposed to lame, which can easily happen with less skillful singers/performers). It was all very intimate in such a small hall. Far better than the sort of place where you need binoculars.
I also remember a great outdoor performance of the Marriage of Figaro (fortunately it was a nice sunny evening, even by English standards).
I tire of music very quickly if I'm feeling anxious or down. You do have to be in the right frame of mind to start with, and then music can enhance it. On the other hand, I do remember hearing some Bach recently on a particularly bad day, and it did touch me.
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