# I'm going to the opera for the first time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [March 18, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-opera-for-the-first-time/1015786 "2025-03-18T19:34:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-opera-for-the-first-time/1015786/61 "2026-05-02T22:48:34Z")
It’s been a year and I was gifted to a ticket to another opera. The last one was a delight and I was really looking forward to this. In 2007 someone adapted Elmer Gantry into an opera. It’s a great story and I was really looking forward to it. Sadly, I hated it an left at Intermission. The sets and the costumes were great. The actors voices were great as well (to the extent that I could tell). The adaptation was shit. The whole thing was in standard(?) operatic vocalization. What a missed opportunity. It should have been traditional gospel and Grand Ole Opry. The opera regulars seemed to be having a blast so I guess it hit the mark for the intended audience. Maybe next year will be better ---
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-opera-for-the-first-time/1015786/62 "2026-05-04T12:31:02Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > Opera is where someone gets stabbed and then they start singing. Re-watching _Gotterdammerung_, Siegfried death aria: Yep, checks out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-opera-for-the-first-time/1015786.md?page=3)