Oper… etta. Oops how did that get through the door?
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This is certainly a week of firsts. No I’m not talking about the first black American president, or the fact that I stopped introducing myself as Canadian to Europeans (why?).
I’m referring to the historic event this week at La Scala. According to “Der Standard” newspaper, for the first time in the history of this venue, they will perform an operetta! Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) by Franz Lehár will take the honor of being the first operetta ever allowed onto the La Scala stage. This is an oh so important artform in Vienna, but in Milan??? Yes, it will be performed in German. I’m tremendously courious on how it will fare… will it get boos or bad reviews? Or will one of the oldest and most prized opera houses in the world actually succeed in diversifying in front of a traditional opera crowd? As a lover of operetta, I will keep my fingers crossed. If any of you see it, please let me know how it went.
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