Has anyone heard the 'Barcarolle' from 'Tales of Hoffman' by Offenbach?

[entanglement]

It's brilliant, simply brilliant!

[MikeDuffy]

1. Get used to opera w/ vocals

and it will open up a vast world of truly wonderful, lovely, beautiful entertainment for you that goes well beyond simply hearing melodies from operas. I love Musetta's Waltz from Puccini's La Boheme ("hardcore" sung and staged) as well. And you can get biting satire and politics as well from some operas!

[Mrs. Venation]

4. Hi, Mike, Welcome to DU

I absolutely love opera! I was lucky enough to subscribe to the Washington Opera Company for several seasons (until the tickets got so expensive I couldn't afford them). There is nothing in this world like opera!

[LynneSin]

2. I absolutely love that song

Amazingly beautiful!!!

[CBHagman]

3. Yes, that's very popular.

It shows up in films (for example, Life Is Beautiful) and in compilation discs.

The world needs more OPERA! :bounce:

[EstimatedProphet]

5. Opera is a good thing

The vocals take on a music of their own, so the words don't matter if you can't understand the language.

[Misunderestimator]

6. Another beautiful duet... "Sull'Aria" was in the Shawshank Redemption.

Wonderful use of it. (From Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro)