Dude, where's my opera?
The Baltimore Opera Company puts the metaphorical Tony in its soprano and makes a beautiful demographic play in its latest mailing.
Blurbs, verbatim:
"You've gotta know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em. And know when to cheat if it means saving your lover's neck. La Fanciulla del West is the original spaghetti western, complete with cowboys, Indians and a horse, of course!
"Love means never having to say you're sorry. But when you leave your bride-to-be at the altar (albeit to save the Queen) you better do something to make amends. I Puritani is a major bel canto opera set in Plymouth, England during the English Civil War.
"A match made in heaven is headed straight to hell unless Figaro can keep a creditor off his back and the Duke off his bride-to-be. The 'prequel' to Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Le Nozze di Figaro feature one of the world's best-known overtures.
"It's better to have loved and lost, unless you're Hoffman. Then it's better to get drunk and warn your friends about the girls that stole his heart and other necessary body parts. Les Contes D'Hoffman is a serious masterpiece by the undisputed King of the French Operetta."
