calimac

I get that--it probably explains why I am not a total opera fan. The stories, almost without exception, are so stupid that I never look at libretti, and am relieved I can't understand the words (with a few exceptions). I know every note of Madama Butterfly, for example, and love it for the music alone. Invisible City of Kitezh as well, Boris Gudonov, and while I do know the story of the Magic Flute, I love that one, too. Portions of others, purely for the music.