Can opera be popular?
THE MAGIC FLUTE:
Perhaps it depends on which opera:
The Magic Flute, ENO review: A tonic for the soul
This is what people think about it:
Mozart's The Magic Flute ǀ English National Opera - YouTube
What''s a 'foley artist'?
Meet The Foley Artist | The Magic Flute | ENO - YouTube
The Magic Flute | Buy Opera Tickets for 2023/24 | ENO
Foley (filmmaking) - Wikipedia
WEST SIDE STORY
Here's someone who took the opera and did something different - from twenty minutes in:
Howard Goodalls Twentieth Century Greats 3of4 Leonard Bernstein - YouTube
This is West Side Story:
Which Spielberg filmed last year:
Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" | Official Trailer | 20th Century Studios - YouTube
But here's the original from 1961:
West Side Story - Prologue - Official Full Number - 50th Anniversary (HD) - YouTube
West Side Story ' Dance at the Gym ' Mambo 日本語字幕 - YouTube
West Side Story - Cool (1961) HD - YouTube
It really is a 'great piece of art':
The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate - The New York Times
Why West Side Story is a Masterpiece - YouTube
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL:
But can anything like this become 'popular'?
Thomas Adès: The Exterminating Angel (recorded live at the Met) - YouTube
It's on in Paris at the moment:
The Exterminating Angel - Opera - Season 23/24 Programming - Opéra national de Paris
And had a fabulous season at the Met in New York:
Review: If You See One Opera This Year, Make It ‘The Exterminating Angel’ - The New York Times
The composer was inspired by the film:
The Exterminating Angel (1962) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] - YouTube
'POPULAR OPERA':
Where to go for opera?
Five Best Operas for Beginners - The Operas You Should See First - Keep It Classical - YouTube
And in English?
Habanera from Bizet's Carmen ǀ 2020 Opera Season ǀ English National Opera - YouTube
Bizet - Carmen (sung in English) (ENO, 01.07.2015). Part II - YouTube
With subtitles!
Verdi's Don Carlo with English Subtitles (Alagna, Pieczonka, Maximova, Petean, Prestia) - YouTube
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