Emotional impact of classical music
Nov. 4th, 2016 07:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mtbcIn listening to The Three Tenors I was reminded of the Raiel named Qatux from Peter F. Hamilton's science fiction stories, an alien with an addiction problem regarding experiencing preserved human emotions. While arias like
It's been some time since I much watched opera. In Providence and Boston I enjoyed watching PBS'
Update: I now notice that Julie Taymor is also behind the adaptation of
Vesti la giubbafrom Pagliacci may even give me chills, I wonder if that's but another kind of emotional cheap thrill.
It's been some time since I much watched opera. In Providence and Boston I enjoyed watching PBS'
Great Performances at The Met; they even had a version of
The Magic Flutethat my children liked, produced by Julie Taymor of
The Lion King. Now I am starting to forget the narrative context of many arias. I don't have time these days to make a habit of refreshing my memory by watching opera so for now perhaps I have to accept that, rather than thinking about the characters and their situation, I'm just indulging in having others' emotion evoked in me as expressed by the singer.
Update: I now notice that Julie Taymor is also behind the adaptation of
The Tempestwith Helen Mirren that I have on DVD.
