What is with parents these days?

[Gemini Cricket]

People freaked out about 'Last Temptation of Christ' too, but the event in question took place during a dream. The overall message was that Jesus had thoughts/dreams like a regular man... But they protested anyway...
Bleh.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

it's like a great reality show

You lost me right there. I've seen "good" opera and it definitely isn't for me. I've read the stories being told in the operas and they're mostly worthy, but the actual performance as opera is mindbreakingly awful.

In no way do I diminish the skill and accomplishment of the performers. But as with the person who can toss a cow pie farther than anybody else in the world, just the fact that it takes a lot of skill doesn't make me want to watch.

For the most part I enjoy musical theater, but not opera.

Of course the kids should be exposed to opera, they can't know how bad it is until they experience it themselves. Also, while I disagree that representations of the devil are inappropriate for children I don't think it odd at all that a parent would try to shield their child from topics they feel are inappropriate. They have their beliefs, they live by them. I can't be too bothered by that (any more than I am bothered by the general notion of exposing children to religion; that should wait for adulthood).

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

You lost me right there. I've seen "good" opera and it definitely isn't for me. I've read the stories being told in the operas and they're mostly worthy, but the actual performance as opera is mindbreakingly awful.

For the most part I enjoy musical theater, but not opera.

And this is what makes the world go round. If everyone loved opera, I would not be able to get tickets!

And I loathe some musical theater, so there you go.

Donna

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

As for the original topic of this thread...

Ps.. After reading the article, I don't think Opera was the issue. It was that the Opera was about the Devil. So please go back and edit all your musical outrage and update it to religious outrage.

I just felt this needed to be restated. The "parents" in the article were NOT down on opera. They are religious wackjobs.

[scaeagles]

I'm not a fan of opera, mind you, but going to school on a music scholarship entailed having to endure them.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I'm not a fan of opera, mind you, but going to school on a music scholarship entailed having to endure them.

Opera ain't so bad. I rather liked Tommy in quadraphonic.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm not a huge opera fan either, and certain musicals bug me, but I am gay. Really I am.

There are some operas that truly are stinko. I'm not a fan of 'Tristan and Isolde'. Bleh.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I'm not a huge opera fan either, and certain musicals bug me, but I am gay. Really I am.

There are some operas that truly are stinko. I'm not a fan of 'Tristan and Isolde'. Bleh.

Agreed, a snore-fest!

[€uroMeinke]

Sounds like the parents should be made to repeat the 4th grade, they obviously missed the point of the lesson.

[Prudence]

I named my laptop Mephistopheles. But I had no idea that blue pubic wigs even existed. Now I want one.