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Spamalot, last night! Maybe not true opera, but a fabulous show nonetheless.
I am fine with it. What is true opera anyway? I will take Les Miserable, Tommy and even Civilization Phase III. Just tell me what makes the "opera" work for you. Was it the music, libretto or the staging of Spamalot that worked for you?
What struck me the most was how good the recording is. I like the balance of orchestra and vocals. Artistically, it's different but it works in it's own way. Fischer-Dieskau presents a more sensitive, lyrical Rigoletto; Bergonzi, a more "gentlemanly" Duke and Scotto is a little too steely Gilda from what I am used to. But you know what? It still works as Kubelik really does a great job of blending the musical forces. The recording engineer did a great job. Having been to La Scala, I can really appreciate the house sound (which is really good) that I hear on this (original analog) recording.