Last Thursday I went to the Opera and thought it was silly. I am taking an Arts class which has a lot of co-curricular requirements, such as going to the Opera, to ballet recitals, museums, etc. -- which is an infinitely cool concept.
The Opera, however, was silly. I saw Verdi's "Rigoletto" -- fairly cheesy plot, some funny moments, some drama and some unjustifiably loud singing. If I had seen the same opera some 150 years ago, however, I would have been blown away, I am sure. But this is 2004. We have microphones and amplifiers. We don't need to watch plump menopausal women play nubile daughter roles just because they are the only ones with the voices to sing the part. That's just silly.