Opera Month details

So I've been to an operetta, but I've not gone to an opera yet in opera month. My plans for the year are sort of falling apart. I'm getting busier and busier with school and outside projects, and things I wanted to do on my own (this month by month book) are falling to the wayside.

anyway, this is me attempting to get some opera knowledge. Read through this wiki and found lots of lovely aria recordings and links through it. The site that I've been enjoying the most out of my minimal research is Historic Opera. It's tons of beautiful postcards and photographs from a billion years ago.

and this one

Cool, right?

Anyway, tonight I made a point to read about L'Orfeo which is considered by many to be the first major opera. It was written in 1607 by Monteverdi. That's pretty old, right? It sounds pretty fascinating, and I'm gonna make a point to listen to it at Bobst tomorrow after my Meridian 13 News meeting.

And speaking of M13N, I need to get back to working on material for that.

later!