If I view opera through that lens, the drama becomes an extraneous irritant I want to discard, leaving an aria (and/or chorus) recital without having to wait through dull parts for the next one.
No, however much opera disappoints me as drama, that's less bad than the alternative.
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Date: 2016-02-20 02:37 pm (UTC)No, however much opera disappoints me as drama, that's less bad than the alternative.