Opera - An introduction needed - I know nothing beyond the highlights on compilation discs

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Yes libretti are easy enough to find - just google “marriage of figaro libretto English Italian”. Here’s one

http://www.murashev.com/opera/Le_nozze_di_Figaro_libretto_English_Italian

If you have qobuz, many times the libretto is available with the album and Roon can show it. Also I believe that the Metropolitan opera are doing free streams in these times, but you could also buy a week or a months subscription and watch at your leisure with subtitles. Which reminds me, there is a famous Jonathon Miller production of The Marriage of Figaro that I have never seen which is available from the Met, so I shall watch that this week.

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And now for something a little different:

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Missed this one

Try Wagners Ring , guaranteed to confuse for the first 100 listens

You could always try Klingon Opera I am sure Worf could recommend a few

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The Ring Cycle is definitely at the back of the queue along with Vogon poetry.

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As an update, we have found that my wife definitely DOESN’T like opera. Despite liking music sung with overblown histrionics in a foreign language. (Greek pop songs)
She likes some arias but not the whole thing.

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It can make a difference if you are watching it. I have several friends who will gladly go to/watch an opera, but won’t listen to one.

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We watched but no go :slight_smile: