Your Favored Opera Composer

[Sammy]

Five alternatives - only one vote.  Mine goes to Mozart.

[Scarpia]

Still can't forgive Puccini, so that's out.  No Strauss on the list?

[Mirror Image]

Wagner with no doubt in my mind. He blows your whole list away. As Scarpia pointed out, what about Strauss or even Janacek?

[bhodges]

Of those five, I go with Verdi.

--Bruce

[Brian]

Of these five, I choose Mozart too, but my knowledge of opera is very limited. I've never heard a complete opera by Handel, for instance, but I've seen the other four live at least once each (Zauberflote, Don Giovanni, Un ballo en maschera, La boheme, Madame Butterfly [in English], Die Meistersinger).

[North Star]

Janacek, Berlioz, and Ravel (wasn't really expecting him, but still) are all missing from the list, so I vote for Mozart.

[madaboutmahler]

In opera, what I look for is a beautiful sense of romantic lyricism, melody and excitement. 

Having said that, I voted for Wagner

Opera is certainly not my favourite genre.... but, I do still enjoy listening to many operas, mainly from Strauss, Wagner, Puccini, and Mozart.

[Sammy]

Wagner with no doubt in my mind. He blows your whole list away. As Scarpia pointed out, what about Strauss or even Janacek?

With you in mind, I left them out (only kidding).

I've seen enough of these lists to know that the entries can never satisfy all members.  What about Britten, Berlioz, Monteverdi, etc?  I wanted a small list to deal with, so I picked one that satisfies me. 

[Scarpia]

I've seen enough of these lists to know that the entries can never satisfy all members.  What about Britten, Berlioz, Monteverdi, etc?  I wanted a small list to deal with, so I picked one that satisfies me.

I'd say your list is bloated.     Both Puccini and Verdi seem redundant.  I voted for Mozart.

[Sammy]

Wagner with no doubt in my mind. He blows your whole list away.

I didn't know that you feel that Wagner blows.

[Sammy]

I'd say your list is bloated.     Both Puccini and Verdi seem redundant.  I voted for Mozart.

It's good to have you back.  I just couldn't leave out the two big Italian opera composers.

[Sergeant Rock]

Wagner....surprise 

Sarge

[Scarpia]

It's good to have you back.  I just couldn't leave out the two big Italian opera composers.

Was I gone?

[Mirror Image]

With you in mind, I left them out (only kidding).

I've seen enough of these lists to know that the entries can never satisfy all members.  What about Britten, Berlioz, Monteverdi, etc?  I wanted a small list to deal with, so I picked one that satisfies me.

I understand and, too, have made polls such as this one and sooner or later you've just to ignore the "Well what about?" questions. Wagner is definitely my favorite from your list. I love his music, but only in small doses because opera is not a favorite genre.

[Sammy]

Was I gone?

Yeah, you were gone a long time, many months?

[71 dB]

My preference: Handel, Puccini, Wagner, Mozart and Verdi.

[Lisztianwagner]

I vote for Wagner, no doubt. His operas, in particular Der Ring des Nibelungen and Tristan und Isolde, are some of the best works ever composed in the history of music; absolutely thrilling, powerful and hauntingly beautiful music!

[Scarpia]

Yeah, you were gone a long time, many months?

Yes, but I've been back for a while (though at a relatively low level of participation).

[Gurn Blanston]

Mozart, beyond question. His last 7 operas, from Idomeneo forward are as good as it gets.

[Sammy]

My preference: Handel, Puccini, Wagner, Mozart and Verdi.

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