I have long thought I'd probably enjoy opera, which I did! However in the second half, I found myself creating this list throughout the performance. Lessons we can learn from opera (and maybe particularly from Tristan und Isolde):
- Everything sounds better when you sing it. Where am I? You were wounded and I carried you home.
- Especially if you sing it in another language. Wo bin ich? Sie wurden verwundet und ich trug Sie Haupt.* (trust me...this sounds better!)
- Every good story has at least one death...so expect it.
- If you manage to secure an orchestra to play along to your life, your life and actions will be that much more dramatic.
- Everyone has a "drama queen" moment.
- Falling in love with someone that you are going to set up with someone else, is not a good idea.
- When in doubt, if you know someone has the ability to make magic potions, you'd be better off not eating or drinking anything they offer.
- Three hours of opera makes me as antsy as I feel at the 7th-inning stretch.
- When you are tired, sitting through another hour of opera will most likely lull you to sleep or make you so much more tired.
- If you choose to work in a major orchestra, bravo! but fully expect people to come and stare at you like you are an animal at a zoo!
- Last but certainly not least, how much better would life be if we yelled out Bravo! to people whenever they did someone good or wonderful!
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