Haven't cut myself off. Have 'tried' it time and again, Shanks - its a bit of a sauce for me to come in so late on this one, but I've only just started to ketchup.
I also felt like this about opera at one time - occasional arias were OK, but listening to the whole thing turned me off very quickly - then I went and
saw an opera (I believe it was
La Boheme - a suitably hackneyed theme, beautifully treated by Puccini.)
Have you actually been to
see Opera, or just tried listening to records or concert versions? If you have, then I will accept your self-judgement that "It ain't for you." But if not, I insist that you must go and actually sit in the theatre and see the action as well as absorb the music. Opera is, above all, a visual thing and without the use of your visual senses, the auditory ones can feel the lack. Once you've seen and enjoyed the opera, you can listen to it on record and still get the echo of the whole experience, but it still isn't as good as the real thing.
If you will do this, I will come with you, and the next day I will join you, Shona and Jo at the Regal, Southall !!
